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Getting the Stamp Duty transition right
Replacing stamp duty with land tax has the potential, if enacted sensibly, to support budget recovery without impeding economic growth. The NSW and Victorian Treasurers are to be commended for taking on the challenge of reform. How this switch is implemented is...
Reform Theatre and the Global Housing Crisis
Renegade Economists Show 586 As broadcast on the 3CR airwaves 6 - 6.30pm on the fourth Wednesday of the month. Subscribe to the monthly podcast. Show Notes Will McMahon (Action on Empty Homes, UK) and Helene Caloir (Local Initiatives Support Corporation, NY) join host...
Land Positives in Thodey Review
Prosper Australia welcomes the release of the Thodey Review into Federal Financial Relations. This provides the vision the nation urgently needs for the post-pandemic era. The replacement of stamp duty with land tax is key to assisting the necessary productivity...
Big Pharma Plays the Pandemic
Renegade Economists Show 585 As broadcast on the 3CR airwaves 6 - 6.30pm on the fourth Wednesday of the month. Subscribe to the monthly podcast. Show Notes Renowned health economist Stephen Duckett (Grattan Institute) discusses our health system’s ability to address...
Monopoly Interests in the Pandemic
Renegade Economists Show 584 As broadcast on the 3CR airwaves 6 - 6.30pm on the fourth Wednesday of the month. Subscribe to the monthly podcast. Please support 3CR's annual subcriber drive, on now. Show Notes Based on our recent event Airlines, Highways and Airwaves,...
The impact of low interest rates
UK economist Josh Ryan-Collins outlines the prospects for the global economy with interest rates at record lows. Plus insights on the need for monetary policy reform in light of its inter-relationship with land prices. https://youtu.be/m4GTUaBaAt8 For more detail,...
Our Dividend Awaits
Renegade Economists Show 583 As broadcast on the 3CR airwaves 6 - 6.30pm on the fourth Wednesday of the month. Subscribe to the monthly podcast. Show Notes Gary Flomenhoft (UQ) joins the show to dissect the evolving cov-19 conundrum. The good, the bad and the ugly of...
When the economy stops, the wealth rises to the top.
When the economy slams shut, the market exposes those who don’t have to work for a living. Whilst the media focuses on those thrown into 4.30am Centrelink queues, at the other extreme are those who benefit come rain, hail or shine. Such privilege is reserved for...
When should we demand equity for our Government’s industry bailouts?
The sudden, massive government intervention to bail out the entire economy in the face of the COVID-19 crisis has raised issues of private benefits received in return for bailout packages, especially for heavily impacted sectors. These interventions have been rolled...
Michael Hudson, Covid-19 & Shrinkage
Renegade Economists Show 582 As broadcast on the 3CR airwaves 6 - 6.30pm on the fourth Wednesday of the month. Subscribe to the monthly podcast. Show Notes We interrupt our regular podcourse with a cov19 investigation with Prof Michael Hudson, reporting in from NY....
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