by Jim Ball | May 2, 2017 | Blog, Economy |
Greece passed this way once and we’re well on our way. It should scare the living daylight out of everyone as it goes to demonstrates the bind the troika of self interest, auction for votes and the combined scare campaigns have got us into....
by Jim Ball | Apr 25, 2017 | Blog, Economy |
Yes, the government is hopeless but really, it’s the people that are the problem… “…According to special questions included in the latest Newspoll, Australians are overwhelmingly in favour of cutting spending to bring the budget back to surplus...
by Jim Ball | Apr 11, 2017 | Blog, Climate, Cultural Marxism, Culture, Culture Wars, Economy, Labor Party, Liberal Party |
A superb piece of writing. And you can’t help but believe that there are those out there that would applaud every single word. “….As an Australian politician I know what is best for you little people, be it blackouts, green tape and red tape, or...
by Jim Ball | Mar 28, 2017 | Blog, Economy |
In amongst all the numbers and percentages in Tony Shepherds report for The Menzies Research Centre, the one standout, staggering stat, the only thing we really need to know is this: More than 50% of Australians pay no net tax. That is, whatever tax they do pay, is...
by Jim Ball | Dec 22, 2016 | Blog, Economy, Random Notes |
With the release of MYEFO earlier this week, Bill Shorten and Labor were wearing the two faces of Janus. For the cameras and the press gallery it was face of high dudgeon and confected outrage and indignation that the government had failed in their budget objectives...
by Jim Ball | Dec 9, 2016 | Blog, Economy, The Economy |
Tell us something we don’t know….AND we’re still borrowing $100 million A DAY to prop up this fiction. Australia’s gone from the envied, trophy economy of the world with a budget surplus and billions in the bank, to having the fastest growing...
