Re: Political will
"Australia is exporting their natural resources in raw form for others to add value to making into useful forms."
Yes, and there is a very good reason why it's done: Stock price goes up *a lot faster* when you use profits to buy back your own stock, instead of investing to *anything*.
CEO pay is directly derived from stock price: Only a moron CEO would invest to anything: That's slow and uncertain, while stock buyback is immediate and absolutely sure method.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
