Letter to the Editor The Age 03/10/2014 David Beardsell North Balwyn The 1880s in Victoria were largely driven by land speculation and the building of useless public and private infrastructure such as the Outer and Inner Circle railways, which ran from Oakleigh to...
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It’s Raine-ing elderly property investors
Angus Raine of RE agents Raine & Horne burst into song about property taxes in a letter on page 55 of the Australian Financial Review today - and what a nice cartoon, Clement! Angus wants Stamp Duty tax breaks for empty nesters – people trapped in...
Tax Evasion the budget cost
The opening line to the Tax Justice Network's new report "Who Pays for Our Commonwealth?" states: if.... the largest Australian listed companies paid taxes at the statutory corporate tax rate of 30%, it would produce an additional $8.4 billion in annual revenues They...
Mernda Infrastructure: The Public Right to a Return on Investment
With ALP leader Daniel Andrews' announcement today of plans to extend the rail line to Mernda, the question arises of how to finance it. “The $600m cost will probably be sourced from general revenue. But we ask, why don’t the public receive a better return on...
Scottish referendum a chance for resource sovereignty?
This week's Scottish independence referendum is a challenge over the sovereign ownership of resources. Who should profit from nature's endowment? At present barely 500 privileged families own half of the nation. Is this why the powers that be do not want independence?...
Hallelujah! The tax reform pathway becomes clear
An Australian political party has boldly stepped forward with a proposal to reform taxes to make housing affordable and end the destruction of tens of billions of dollars of taxpayers money in deadweight losses each and every year: that party is the Australian Labor Party.
New Aussie Mortgage Debt record
New Aussie Mortgage Debt record - but why? Dont crowd out the investors!! by Renegadeeconomists on Mixcloud Philip Soos & David Collyer discuss their Senate Housing Affordability Inquiry presentation amidst the fast moving economic environment. Read their submission....
Henry George—A Radical American Original
Henry George has been called the most original American economic thinker of the 19th Century. He was a radical whose theories vied with those of Karl Marx for the allegiance of working people and thelabor movement. He spearheaded a wildly popular movement that at...
E.J. Craigie Writing Award winner – Catherine Cashmore
Some years ago, Prosper made a deliberate decision to join Australia’s economic debate, to advocate reform and contest poor policy wherever it rears its ugly head. To further this, we are proud to institute the E. J. Craigie Writing Award for the best Georgist article...
Petition for Genuine Housing Reform
A Petition by Rational Radical Hi, my name is Matt, and I'm one of many young Australians currently locked out of home ownership by record high prices. My friends know me as very vocal and frequently angry about housing affordability issues. Well the latest...