Luxury of the Homeless

This morning, I was driving through Subiaco on my way back from the ANZAC Day dawn service, when one of my friends spotted a homeless person pick an old cigarette up off the ground and put it straight in his mouth, fumbling in his pockets for a lighter.

"I reckon some people choose to be homeless," my friend said; "like, they enjoy it."

Is that really possible? One might wonder. No rent, no job, no tax, no stress... no responsibilities. It made me stop and think; the more we consume, the more we are accountable for.

Still; I wouldn't enjoy digging through a rubbish bin.

BHP Update

So, the BHP Iron Ore chief resigned on Friday, after 25 years with the world's largest resource company; amidst the company's current long-term $11 billion iron ore expansion.

Is the "growth" in China flattening?