• Economics

Taxing the poor to pay for teeth
John HumphreysAugust 4, 2009Open Forum

In the middle of a global recession, the government is considering a regressive increase in...

Stimulus advertising only supports MPs’ jobs
Robert CarlingJuly 24, 2009

Tripe isn’t most people’s idea of an appealing breakfast, certainly not mine. But readers of...

Poor people can’t eat good intentions
John HumphreysJuly 17, 2009

Apparently, politics is simple. Either you are good and care for people, or you don’t. ...

Fiscal activists can’t have their cake and eat it
Stephen KirchnerJuly 17, 2009

It was not that long ago that many economic commentators were talking of a direct...

End the budget sideshow
Stephen KirchnerJuly 14, 2009The Australian

The federal government’s taxing and spending powers have far-reaching consequences for our economic prosperity. While...

Standard and Poor’s has given NSW the benefit of some major doubts
Robert CarlingJuly 2, 2009

The NSW government, in its 2009–10 budget announced last week, claims to have charted a...

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