Over the past century and a half, politics and economics have evolved significantly in how we manage society. Yet, the core principle remains: every person born on this earth has a right to a share of its bounty.
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Buying better income taxes with better land taxes
3 million workers could benefit from tax shift Prosper Australia today released new research highlighting the economic benefits of shifting taxes off income and onto land. Report highlights: Low and middle income earners face effective marginal tax rates (EMTRs) on...
Changes to Stage 3 Not Enough: We Need a Tax Shift
Tweaking individual policies will not deliver the change Australia needs: we must capture the consensus and commit to reforming our tax system away from earned and onto unearned income.
Submission to the Victorian Legislative Council Inquiry into Land Transfer Duty Fees
Prosper's submission to the Victorian Legislative Council Inquiry into Land Transfer Duty Fees reflects our evolving thinking around the core motivations for the reform. 14 April 2023 Prosper Australia is an independent research institute focused on the management of...
Added and “unadded” value in the Australian economy
Australia’s economy is dominated by sectors which derive significant revenue from “economic rents” – or unearned income.