Ross Gittins
Ross Gittins is economics editor of the SMH and an economic columnist for The Age. His books include Gittins' Guide to Economics, Gittinomics and The Happy Economist.
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Be a happy taxpayer - the system benefits you
Ross Gittins Listening to all the argy-bargy over the budget update makes you think - what strange things budgets are.
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Stop grumbling about tax, we all benefit along the way
Ross Gittins Our tax system shows we live in a fairly caring and civilised society.
The good, the bad and the long delayed are here
Ross Gittins The government has taken to announcing changes in taxes and benefits long before they take effect. But that day has to come eventually and a host of changes - big and small, good and bad - are set to...
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An ugly truth: it's time we raised taxes
Ross Gittins Smaller government means squeezing public services spending.
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Don't judge government by its size
Ross Gittins In the early 1980s, not long after I got into the economic commentary business, Maggie Thatcher and Ronald Reagan were riding high and the great enthusiasm of the moment was the need for Smaller...
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Carbon price is no fix-all
Ross Gittins Gillard slashes sundry green programs, wrongly believing a price on carbon will suffice.
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Revolution of the thinking voter turns politics green
Ross Gittins Sorry but I'm not convinced a hung parliament is a terrible thing. It may end up being a good thing.
