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Author Archives: Warwick Smith
Interviewed for podcast: “Is it worth voting?”
By Warwick Smith I was interviewed by Abla George for the first of a new podcast series InformMyOpinion. The topic, “is it worth voting?”, was prompted by record levels of disengagement in politics in the UK in the leadup to … Continue reading
Posted in democracy, Political philosophy, radio interview
Tagged Abla George, democracy, InformMyOpinion, podcast, Talking Justice
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Twiggy’s not so crazy cartel idea
By Warwick Smith Andrew (Twiggy) Forrest, recently suggested the big iron ore producers in Australia should cap production of iron ore in order to lift prices. This suggestion has been attacked and ridiculed by the other miners, by the Australian … Continue reading
TV appearance on ABC’s The Business
I was interviewed for a segment on political donations by financial institutions that aired on Wednesday night on The Business on ABC TV. This followed on from a piece I wrote for The Guardian last year. It’s great the ABC … Continue reading
Posted in Australian politics, democracy, Media appearance, political economy, TV
Tagged ABC The Business, ABC TV, political donations, rent-seeking
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A super con – The Monthly
Why compulsory superannuation benefits the financial industry and the rich at the expense of everyone else Published at The Monthly By Warwick Smith Tuesday, 24th March 2015 Superannuation is mostly a con. It involves the funnelling of vast amounts of … Continue reading
Posted in Australian politics, Economic theory, Inequality
Tagged dependency ratio, Economic policy, pension, superannuation, The Monthly
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The diabolical problem of housing affordability
By Warwick Smith Fairfax economics editor, Peter Martin, recenly wrote a piece defending Joe Hockey’s suggestion that we should let first home buyers access part of their superannuation for buying a home while also abolishing negative gearing. Before reading Peter’s … Continue reading
Conservative ideology and the Intergenerational Report: why Hockey had to remove all reference to inequality
By Warwick Smith A search of the government’s recently released Intergenerational Report for the word “inequality” yields zero results. The same is true for “income distribution” and “wealth distribution”. This is not surprising because conservatives are basically forced by their … Continue reading
The war on waged labour – The Monthly
This piece published today at The Monthly online. The war on waged labour Penalty rates are under threat. What is at stake? By Warwick Smith – Monday, 9th March 2015 Despite being haunted by the spectre of WorkChoices, the campaign by the … Continue reading
A sustainable budget surplus is beyond the government’s control, as Joe Hockey has come to realise
Warwick Smith Originally published at The Guardian. Joe Hockey, the treasurer, now concedes he may not be able to deliver his promised budget surplus any time in the foreseeable future. This news is good for private savings because, when the … Continue reading
Posted in Australian politics, Economic theory
Tagged Economic policy, government budget, politics, The Guardian
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Reviewer for a FactCheck article in The Conversation
I reviewed the below FactCheck for the conversation. Unfortunately there is little space as a reviewer to say much but I would like to have gone into more detail discussing who really loses and who benefits from changes in company … Continue reading
Posted in Australian politics, tax economics
Tagged Economic policy, taxation, taxation policy, The Conversation
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Op-ed in The Australian that attacks my guardian article is incoherent
The below op-ed was published in last week’s Australian. It is critical of my piece in The Guardian the week before. I contemplated publishing a reply but after reading the piece properly there’s actually very little substance to reply to. … Continue reading
Posted in Economic theory, Op-ed, philosophy of economics
Tagged deficit, Economic policy, Free market, government budget, The Australian, The Guardian
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Reconstructing Economics 