You’re A Pig Suncow

“GO BACK TO THE FARM YOU EFFING RACIST PIG!”

That spicy (redacted) email came in on the back of last week’s Moowsletter – Stop Holding Your Breath For Rates.

All because I mentioned the ‘I’ word.

Here’s what happened…

Last week I said immigration is one of the reasons inflation will remain sticky and keep rates higher for longer.

And then a stream of juicy emails came in using more than just the ‘f’ bomb.

Immigration is a white hot topic right now and the minute you mention it, some people blow-up like secondhand lawn mowers and make the most irrational accusations of racism.

I can assure you, I’m definiely not xenophobic.

But back to the farm.

There’s a brilliant analogy circling the sale yards at the moment that nails the effects of immigration.

It goes like this…

Imagine you own a 50 acre paddock that’s securely fenced with no holes in it (border control).

Your paddock is full of thick, green grass plus one dam for drinking water.

You then stock your paddock with 50 cows and one bull.

(I’d recommend black and white cows to keep it anti-racist.)

Now, let’s suppose your cows drop 50 calves each year but instead of selling the calves, you keep them to grow your herd and breed more cows.

Cow-pound interest!

The problem is, as the herd continues to grow, the supply of grass diminishes and eventually there’s no water left in the dam.

Your paddock is overstocked!

That’s what our immigration policy looks like right now. A paddock full to the fences putting enormous pressure on our infrastructure and cost of living.

It’s unsustainable but sadly the cardigans in Canberra think unbridled population growth is great economic policy. It’s not. And both sides of parliament are responsible.

Incredibly, they think our current rate of immigration of almost 2,000 per day is okay.

Not long ago, it was 2,000 per week.

Meanwhile, the housing crisis is being blamed on a lack of supply – not enough houses plus a massive shortage of trades people – many who’ve gone broke due to inflation and rates.

But even if we had enough tradies, we still wouldn’t have the materials needed to build the minimum number of houses.

Our rental crisis has now reached the point where the bottom 30% of the socio-economic ladder cannot afford to rent!

How’s that fair?

They’re the ones being discriminated against.

Tomorrow is Easter Sunday in the lucky country, but these poor souls will remain crucified.

There won’t be any resurrection for them.

Happy Easter!

Adam

Back paddock – if you want to switch things up this weekend, here are ten fun facts from the farm…
1. A cows nose print is just as unique as a humans fingerprint
2. Cows and sheep have four stomachs while a pig has one
3. A horse can sleep standing up
4. A healthy male ram can cover sixty ewes in one night!
5. You can’t touch your chin with your elbow
6. You just tried No.5 didn’t you!
7. Some breeds of pigs are highly domesticated and can be litter trained just like a cat
8. Pigs are extremely intelligent and have one of the highest IQ’s in the animal kingdom
9. The average ejaculate from a mature male pig is 500 ml (half a milk carton) and it can take him half an hour to service one sow.
10. If someone calls you a pig, take it as a compliment!