Symbolism does not create prosperity

By Richard Denniss
Updated April 23 2018 - 10:11pm, first published June 19 2014 - 4:30pm

Charging sick people $7 to go to the doctor will hurt ordinary Australians far more than the carbon price ever did. While, admittedly, the ALP did a poor job of explaining it, the reality was that most Australians received more in compensation than they paid in higher electricity prices. Of course there is no compensation for Prime Minister Tony Abbott's compulsory donations to medical research. Indeed, unlike all other donations to medical research, the Medicare co-payment isn't even tax deductible.

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