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So now the penny gets taken by force. Clearly the Commonwealth Government has a revenue problem requiring more and more money to be taken by force from the citizenry. Just follow the bouncing ball …. Just a couple of days after the Productivity Commission released its report and…
Mar 19
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Age Pay Gap
Prime Minister Albanese has signalled that there is a problem: There is no evidence that men and women performing the same role get paid differently. But putting that aside. I don’t have the data, but I am absolutely certain that there is an age pay gap. That younger workers earn…
Mar 19
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Fact vs Fantasy
The ABC. What a self perpetuating beast. Fact. From its most recent annual report: Over $1 billion every year for the last 5 years. Most businesses would kill for that volume and certainty of revenue. Fantasy. From an ABC advocacy group: We are concerned that despite the…
Mar 19
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Smart but Stupid
I can but shake my head. The Labor Assistant Minister for Competition, Charity and Treasury, Dr Andrew Leigh, is by all accounts a lovely and smart fellow. But what an idiot. Really. See his latest, self promoted by Tweet also: For those of you who have not had the misfortune of…
Mar 18
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Unemployment. Two intersecting data points.
Just reported: Australia’s jobless rate falls to 3.5pc Ignore for a moment that the definition of “employed” is working just 1 hour in a week. Reported also today: Analysis of monthly data from the agency also showed an average 6000 participants were added to the NDIS each month…
Mar 16
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Economics a-la Gittins. From where comes inflation
Ahh Ross Gittins. The Economics Editor of The Sydney Morning Herald. Recently in the SMH, Gittins wrote: … inflation is caused by aggregate (total…
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Prison-Tech in NSW Schools
It’s always a good idea to apply the control technology used in prisons to schools. Such a good message to send to kids and parents as to the purpose of…
Mar 14
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How to impoverish children - the way only government can
I posted a couple of days ago about the crazy kids savings account idea the NSW Premier has proposed. But now the dust has settled, and more information…
Mar 14
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What garbage passes for public policy and public spending
Yes yes. There is an election in NSW. Promises will be made to buy votes. But this latest, announced today from the NSW Government, is right up there in…
Mar 12
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Elections and Flying High
Again perhaps I am showing my age … One of my favourite movies EVAH is Flying High. It’s also known as Airplane, but I remember it as Flying High. There…
Mar 9
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Thin end of the wealth tax wedge
I am going to use an expression not yet used in the discussion. Wealth tax. One of the key effects of the superannuation changes proposed by the…
Mar 9
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Don't Panic. Carry On.
Dear Sparty-scribers. You may or may not have notice, but Your Spartacus recently turned on the paid subscription feature to this SubStack. No. I am not…
Mar 8
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Hi-ho, Silver! Away!
For those readers old enough, Silver was the Lone Ranger’s trusty horse. And when the Long Ranger wanted to amscray, he called Away! Now here is a story…
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