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The Productivity Narrative Is A Scam

Have you ever thought that you might be being played like a guitar or a puppet on a string? Australia has been on an economic hold for the past few years in response to the high inflation post pandemic. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) steeply raised interest rates to dampen the economy and repeatedly told the community to pull its head in. Understandably, like good citizens we obeyed and economic  growth became sluggish and non-existent. Now, things are better, apparently, with inflation back in their band of acceptability at 2-3%. So, growth is back on the agenda and the conversation turns to productivity and the national figures. The productivity narrative is a scam.Continue Reading

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Trump Shoots The Economic Messenger

The Trump economy labour statistics fall to half as many jobs created as the Biden economy at the same time last year. In childish retaliation Donald Trump fires the official responsible for the statistics. Trump shoots the economic messenger. The American people under this authoritarian regime lose another objective guide to what is happening with their economy. The liar in the White House is wrecking the economy with his crazy tariffs creating uncertainty everywhere. Who can afford to invest when they don’t know what the f*** is going on? The US is heading for a huge fall via these globally unpopular economic policies.Continue Reading