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Month: December 2015

Social Welfare: Fact and Fiction

One of the more common complaints made by conservative contributors to social media debates, relates to the issue of welfare recipients, i.e., who is getting what. The… Read more “Social Welfare: Fact and Fiction”

December 18, 2015 by John Kelly

A Great Big Failure

Oh boy, Scott Morrison. If you thought your post MYEFO press conference was convincing, you are in trouble. You sounded like you were reading from a script… Read more “A Great Big Failure”

December 18, 2015 by John Kelly

Our Government: Traitors to their own people

For the twelve months or so that I have been writing articles advocating the benefits that would come if our government implemented a Modern Monetary Theory (MMT)… Read more “Our Government: Traitors to their own people”

December 14, 2015December 14, 2015 by John Kelly

What’s happening with the Labour Force?

Before you believe all the spin that economists and politicians put on the latestLabour Force figures, you would have to think that there’s something odd going on… Read more “What’s happening with the Labour Force?”

December 11, 2015 by John Kelly

Is Full Employment also on the Table, Malcolm?

If the Australian government was serious about jobs and growth, the introduction of an ELR here, would be an economic imperative. Yet no such plan exists and… Read more “Is Full Employment also on the Table, Malcolm?”

December 9, 2015 by John Kelly

Australia: An Impoverished Nation

The year 2015 will likely be remembered as a watershed for the Liberal Party having surrendered what they perceived as the high moral ground of never having… Read more “Australia: An Impoverished Nation”

December 8, 2015 by John Kelly

How to Undermine our Future Well-being

While the Australian economy continues sliding towards recession, the mainstream media seems more interested in focusing its attention on the latest popularity contest between Malcolm Turnbull and… Read more “How to Undermine our Future Well-being”

December 8, 2015 by John Kelly

Everybody Loves Malcolm, but…

Remember all that nonsense about debt and deficit disasters, budget emergencies and how the Liberals were the only ones capable of managing the economy? What a waste… Read more “Everybody Loves Malcolm, but…”

December 8, 2015 by John Kelly

Printing Money

As most of us know, the term ‘printing money’ is a misnomer. Apart from a small percentage of notes and coin, today all money is processed via… Read more “Printing Money”

December 8, 2015 by John Kelly

Morrison’s Approaching Waterloo

It may be early days but Joe Hockey’s second and final attempt to bring down a credible budget appears to be unravelling already. Even on the night… Read more “Morrison’s Approaching Waterloo”

December 8, 2015 by John Kelly

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