The trouble with the treasurer’s election narrative,in which spending is the only villain and tax cuts the hero, is the evidence isn’t following the scriptPesky facts retain blowing holes in the economic story that the treasurer, and Scott Morrison,had prepared for this year’s election campaign. Namely that Labor’s “tax and spend” policies are a terrible economic threat, while his own diagram to cut spending, and maybe company taxes as well,will lead to a guaranteed cheerful ending. Related: What the evidence shows approximately Malcolm Turnbull's claim the ABCC will encourage the economy Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com