They are hardly poor or held back...they are the happiest most...

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    They are hardly poor or held back...they are the happiest most friendliest people in Australia. (it hurts me to say that as a Victorian and not throw in a Tassie joke)

    Please stick to facts. You're starting to sound like some of the other member on here that are one-eyed and don't form a logical view on things based on cold hard facts.
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    I like Tassie but these are the facts from ABC 7:30 Report.....

    "MARTIN CUDDIHY: 60 per cent of Tasmania's income is actually Commonwealth revenue. Do you think that's good enough?

    LARA GIDDINGS: Well it's what it is. Basically here in Tasmania, we are a small economy, we're 500,000 people, we do rely largely on GST receipts more than the larger states.

    MARTIN CUDDIHY: The facts and figures show Tasmania's economy is in real trouble. Retail sales have fallen in four of the last five quarters, construction is slowing and the influx of tourism dollars is drying up.
    Tasmania has overtaken SA as the oldest population in the country, and almost a quarter of the people who live here have some sort of disability.

    TONY MCCALL, POLITICAL SCIENTIST: We will be a mendicant state for some time. We will be reliant, we will continue to rely on the Australian Government for the vast majority of our revenue.

    MARTIN CUDDIHY: Most commentators agree the state urgently need to attracts business investment, but that's difficult when the average weekly wage is nearly $300 lower than in WA.

    Full transcript here: http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2011/s3262937.htm
 
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