I read the papers and watch TV and everything happens in a few minutes of reporting. Everything is so simple. Why can’t we just implement these obvious solutions?
This blog tries to get beyond headlines and media grabs. Most of the problems we face today are highly complex. There is a thing called the “Dunning Kruger Effect” which says that the less people know about a subject, the more adamant they are in stating their position. Those who are experts usually see a completely different and complex solution.
This blog is an attempt to state a view and start a discussion.
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Why government grants to first home buyers are a waste of time.
Imagine if you will, a company that sells gizmos. They charge $1,000 for each gizmo and sell 50,000 a year. It is a stable business and each year rolls past with the same price and the same volume. Now the government decides more people should buy gizmos. They decide to pay each person who buys…
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My Budget
I am going to be brave. Really brave. I am going to propose what should be in the next budget. Now I don’t have access to the Government Budget Office or Treasury so I will have to give some general comments rather than quoting figures. Let’s start with some issues and principles: What we receive…
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Chan and Sukumaran – Another approach
The sheer incompetence of the Abbott government in negotiating the removal of the death penalty on the two Australians in Indonesia is embarrassing. Veiled threats are hardly a way forward. I saw a quote from a book which said “If you want someone to give you something, find a way for them to hand it…
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