In the year ahead there will be a national discussion about the future of our taxation system. It will have important implications for economic growth and social policy. The discussion will only be productive if all options are on the table, and if participants don’t resort to what Robert Kennedy called “obsolete dogmas and outworn slogans”.
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This visit between Trump and Mamdani is a perfect illustration of what I’ve tried to explain to people time and time again. People will react before thinking bigger picture.
Is Mamdani an awful socialist? Yes. That did not change today. He is still the same guy. What changed is
Disdain for free speech is the most fundamental underpinning of left and right fascism. Hitler subscribed to it. So did Mussolini and Franco. And Stalin subscribed to it. Yet free speech is fundamental to human and improvement and thriving.
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Graham Young and Damian Coory discuss what a 25% export tax would do to Australia's export gas industry. The profit margin on gas is around 23% so in principle it would mean most exporters would go out of business. So why would Greens and Independent senators be so keen on this tax if driving gas producers out of business isn't their intended aim? Especially as their case is based on assertions they must know are wrong. If you think international companies get our gas for "free" and don't pay tax, or that the industry gets $14.5 bn worth of subsidies, or that the Japanese make more from our gas than we do, or want to check anything else you've heard about the industry, this is a video for you. Link to FULL SHOW here: https://youtu.be/Fdcu2CKuYCw