by Jim Ball | Apr 3, 2020 | Blog, Coronavirus, Economy, Random Notes |
There are 25 million Australians with skin in the game over Coronavirus. The entire nation, all 25 million of us, are affected to a greater or lesser extent but what’s the bet that when it comes to analysing how we got to where we are, vis a vis the adherence to the... by Jim Ball | Mar 9, 2020 | Blog, Caronavirus, China, Economy, Random Notes, Uncategorised
Interesting to learn recently that ninety five percent of antibiotics in the United States are now manufactured in China. We can assume that it’s pretty much the same for Australia. But even if that’s not the case, just extending that line of thought, I find it... 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...