It's a bother when mom goes on a toot. We get reminded what it would be like if we had to fend for ourselves and produce something real instead of the swindles and cons we've loved for so long. Our principal industries are rape and pillage. Everyone who lives here takes a piece of the action. Our number two employer is government, the better to help us look out for number one.
Mining plays number three banana, a creme pie for foreign pirates.
We allow them to pervert our land by extracting her wealth, mostly for the benefit of Saudi sheiks. And we charge almost nothing for the privilege. Mining moves the billions overseas and doesn't even kiss us afterward. We leave Mom no modicum of pride as we sell off the irreplaceable family jewels. Our beloved Hollywood makes hit movies about high-priced hookers.