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Tag Archives: welfare
Too old to work, too young to die – The Monthly
Pension changes, age discrimination and workplace automation are driving older Australians into poverty BY WARWICK SMITH First published in The Monthly Friday, 30th September 2016 The first of October is the International Day of Older Persons. The United Nations want … Continue reading
Posted in Ageing population, Australian politics, Inequality
Tagged Age Pension, Australia, The Monthly, welfare
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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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Reconstructing Economics 