Author Archives: Warwick Smith

Great article by Bob Douglas

Posted on August 13, 2013 by Warwick Smith

This article highlights how broken our political process is and provides a critical example of how issues that both major parties agree on (or ignore) are virtually removed from democratic scrutiny. I wrote an article related to this one in … Continue reading →

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Want to be healthy, wealthy and wise? Pay more tax.

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Warwick Smith

The consistently measured and sensible Ken Henry this week criticised both major parties for promising not to raise taxes. The Labor party has promised not to increase the total federal government tax take beyond 23.5% and the Coalition have promised … Continue reading →

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New article in The Conversation about land taxes

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Warwick Smith

This just published today. Go here for the original. BCA wants your home taxed – and it’s actually a good idea By Warwick Smith, University of Melbourne Housing affordability is an issue that perennially haunts political discourse. It rarely becomes … Continue reading →

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Land taxes are hard to avoid

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Warwick Smith

This is the third of a series of posts providing extra information for an article in The Conversation about land taxes. Federal treasury just released a scoping paper on corporate taxation and have warned that they are basically impotent when … Continue reading →

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Land taxes reduce house prices and increase housing supply

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Warwick Smith

This is the second of a series of posts providing extra information for an article in The Conversation about land taxes. Last year it was estimated that there were over 90,000 vacant houses in Melbourne alone that were not available … Continue reading →

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Land taxes can recoup government expenditure on public infrastructure

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Warwick Smith

This is the first of a series of posts providing extra information for an article in The Conversation about land taxes. The World Bank produced a report in 2008 titled Unlocking Land Values for Financing Urban Infrastructure. This report assesses … Continue reading →

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New Overland article published today

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Warwick Smith

Below is my latest article. Head to Overland to read the original. Australia’s first compulsory Ponzi scheme By Warwick Smith 23.Jul.13 Compulsory superannuation was introduced by the Keating government in 1992 as a way of dealing with the ballooning age-pension … Continue reading →

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Brown coal Victoria’s economic saviour. Really? Are they serious?

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Warwick Smith

The Victorian Minister for State Development, Peter Ryan, spoke in State Parliament: Victoria has one of the world’s most extensive brown coal deposits and the government is committed to maximising the opportunities to develop this resource in support of economic … Continue reading →

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New article in The Conversation: More pie in the sky – economic progress no slice of life

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Warwick Smith

Originally published in The Conversation. More pie in the sky – economic progress no slice of life By Warwick Smith, University of Melbourne In the verbal volley between Gillard and Abbott, Swan and Hockey, there is a conversation that we … Continue reading →

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New Matilida article: Are Growth And Consumption Our Enemies?

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Warwick Smith

I’ve just had an article published in New Matilda. The article is reproduced below. Thanks to the folks at New Matilda. Are Growth And Consumption Our Enemies? Professor Ross Garnaut recently argued that those of us interested in sustainability must … Continue reading →

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