r/CrazyIdeas • u/N1K__N4K • 23h ago

Decrease the cost of living?

Australia, meant to be a first world country.

But EVERYTHING is so expensive.

3 years ago $150 of groceries and household needs would last me 2 weeks.

I had to quit nicotine cold turkey 2 months ago after 20 year unbroken habit because i couldnt afford to buy vapes anymore.

And i switched from cigarettes to vapes 3 years ago because i couldnt afford cigs anymore.

And the jacks are still shutting down more tobacco shops every week.

They even took PH away from us.

Cant do bloody nothing in this country anymore

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u/terriblespellr 18h ago

Try living in new Zealand. Australia probably has the highest quality of life in the world.

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u/N1K__N4K 13h ago

i agreed with that up until 12- months ago

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u/terriblespellr 13h ago

$150 NZD would buy a house groceries for about 3 days. NZD is roughly two to three times harder to earn up until median wage. So you're complaining about a situation that's about 9x easier

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u/karapherneliac 20h ago

kim there are people dying

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u/Shit_On_Wheels 22h ago

Imagine not being able to even grow tobacco for personal use. What a country.

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u/N1K__N4K 13h ago

look at Paris at the moment. I actually believe something like that isnt too far fetched to happen here. I mean some nutjob has already rundown Politician Helen Haines in his 4wd outside her office, both her legs get amputated because of it.
like what the actual fark is going on.
stop trying to eradicate the illegal vapes and just say FINE...but they get taxed 10% or whatever. YEAH DONE. its better than they getting more and more rare and sought after which is only increasing the gangland tobacco war. how many more shootings, fire bombings, home invasions does there need to be? the young kids already idolise them and they are all walking around with machetes and knives and hacking each other up in the food court for brunch.

Its really spinning me out wtf is happening.
none of it makes sense