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Tag Archives: taxation
Guardian article on infrastructure funding
This article was originally published in The Guardian Australia. How to make Australian infrastructure pay for itself – with no selloffs, and no tricks ‘Asset recycling’, as an approach to infrastructure investment, will only end up benefiting the banks. Taxing land … Continue reading
Posted in Australian politics, Land tax, tax economics
Tagged Economic policy, infrastructure, land tax, taxation, The Guardian
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Guest appearance on Radio Roundup – Main FM
On Friday night I was the guest of Radio Roundup‘s Rusty Nails and Ben Boyang where we spent an hour talking about money. We covered a lot of territory including money creation, interest rates, real estate prices, quantitative easing and … Continue reading
Joe Hockey fights to claw back a little for the overburdened wealthy
By Warwick Smith Originally published at The AIM NetworkAugust 11, 2014 If Joe Hockey’s first budget wasn’t enough to convince people that the government was going into bat for the nation’s wealthy, then Joe himself has surely confirmed this with … Continue reading
Posted in Australian politics, political economy, tax economics
Tagged Economic policy, inequality, taxation, The AIMN, welfare
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Op-ed in The Age: Treasurer’s agenda running out of truth
This article originally appeared in The Age. Treasurer’s agenda running out of truth by Warwick Smith Joe Hockey has been talking non-stop about how the country is running out of money for Medicare, for the ABC, for welfare and for … Continue reading
Addictive taxes, resources and gambling
I’ve written recently about the desirability of a resource rent tax for Australia. However, it’s not a simple issue and there are some potential pitfalls. Possibly the most important of these is the risk that governments will become addicted to … Continue reading
Posted in Economic theory, tax economics
Tagged Economic policy, environment, government, resource rent tax, taxation, taxation policy
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New article in The Conversation – Ageing population and mining: a tale of two booms
The below article just published today in The Conversation. Click here to read the original. Ageing population and mining: a tale of two booms By Warwick Smith, University of Melbourne In an unusual move, Mission Australia and the Business Council … Continue reading
Posted in Inequality, superannuation, tax economics
Tagged baby boomers, inequality, Ken Henry, mining, rent-seeking, resource rent tax, superannuation, taxation, The Conversation, wellbeing
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Want to be healthy, wealthy and wise? Pay more tax.
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
Posted in Economic theory, Land tax, tax economics
Tagged climate change, Ken Henry, tax to GDP ratio, taxation, wellbeing
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New article in The Conversation about land taxes
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
Posted in Land tax, tax economics
Tagged Economic policy, land tax, politics, taxation, The Conversation
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Land taxes reduce house prices and increase housing supply
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
New Overland article published today
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
Posted in Inequality, superannuation
Tagged inequality, superannuation, superannuation industry, taxation
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Reconstructing Economics 