Beam Me Up, Scotty or did the Government use an Allen Key when they built their policies?
“We want to send a very clear message that we want you in work when you are job-ready, that you don’t have the option of […]
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Let The Market Decide, Unless We Want To Make The Decisions…
Ok, this could be a very long post, but I suspect that I’m just going to make it short because if I wrote down all […]
Misbehaving, My Ex-wife and Money
When I first started reading Richard H. Thaler’s “Misbehaving – The Making of Behavioural Economics”, I couldn’t help but think of my ex-wife. Now, I […]
Accusations of Bribery? Ridiculous, I Paid Plenty To Make Them Go Away…
Ok, this has nothing to do with anybody who may have been accused of bribery in the news, so the title is a little misleading. […]
Yeah, I’ve Run Out of Clever Titles, So Perhaps A Three Word Slogan’ll Do!
Ok, Noam Chomsky was right. As I pointed out once before, he said if you want to find out what’s going on, the business pages […]
Why The Left Have the Abbott Government All Wrong!
“Look, it’s a personal matter, it’s a private matter and I don’t propose to comment on something which is almost certainly coming before the courts, […]
How Would You Rate The Budget, Mr Person Who Is Being Interviewed So You Know More Than Us!
Interviewer – So how would you rate the Budget? Lorry Crouton – Well, as an economic document, I give it about two out of ten, […]
Who Needs A Society; All We Need Is A Workforce! Or Zed’s Dead, Baby, Zed’s Dead!
Ok, I’m going to ask you a simple question: You are sitting in Emergency. The hospital has decided to admit you as you are in […]
I’m Not An Armchair Critic, Joe Hockey, I’ve Never Once Said A Bad Word About My Armchair…
“The economic metaphor came to be applied to every aspect of modern life, especially the areas where it simply didn’t belong. In fields such as […]
Shouting Down Your Critics – Pyne, Lomborg And Why $4 Million Is Worth Every Cent!
Pyne accused the UWA academics of “shouting down” views with which they disagreed. “We are disappointed that the university has indicated it cannot effectively deliver […]
Joe Hockey’s Financial Advice, And Why I Need Your Help To Follow It!
“I say to the Australian people directly, now is the time to borrow and invest,” said Joe Hockey. Well, I went to the bank yesterday, in […]
Sunk Costs! And Why We Need To Cut Our Losses Sometimes.
Ok, let’s take a little stroll into Victoria, but before I do, I want to talk about a racehorse. Breeding a racehorse is an expensive […]
How Tony Abbott Got Elected!!
Ok, I’m not sure that I need to comment much further than the actual quote here: “Imagine that you find yourself in a group […]
Joe Hockey and The Tax Attacks – Part 1
According to Joe Hockey, a lower company tax rate “would reduce the incentive for tax planning and profit shifting from Australia.” Of course, this argument has […]
Politics, Excution Squads And Why How Things Are Framed Is Everything!
Grrr! Let’s get really, really angry at the Indonesians. They killed two of our citizens. How dare they! I mean, the death penalty is wrong, […]