From Eden to Eternity

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Renegade Economists Show 447

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Karl has just begun the 6 month trek around Australia. As he gets his wheels going, a highlights real of interviews with Saul Eslake, Michael Pascoe (Fairfax), Neil Niman, Jesse Hermans, Karl Williams and Mr Robot is today’s show. Music – Beem: Is this the Future? And please support 3CR.

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Saul Eslake interview
Michael Pascoe
Neil Niman
Jesse Hermans, Karl Williams, alongside Catherine Cashmore, Bryan Kavanagh

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The Internet of Ownership

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Renegade Economists Show 445

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Rising concerns about the inequity between those who design web platforms such as google, FB and Uber and their users has seen a growing movement questioning the trend. Platform Cooperatives are the alternative. Lets discuss with Janelle Orsi (SELC), Prof Nathan Schneider (internetofownership.net/), Godrey Moase (NUW), Melina Morrison (BCCM) and Antony McMullun (Employee Ownership Australia NZ).

Related Links
The Internet of Everything
The Conference – Platform Cooperatives
Coop Manual
Friday event with Nathan Schneider – Sharing Value & Ownership for the Common Good

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Tax Havens: Lawyers over Economists

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Renegade Economists Show 444

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Show Notes
Dr Terry Dwyer delivers a lawyers versus economists insight into the evolution of tax havens. Is the onus on the state or the entrepreneur – who is to blame for base erosion? A fascinating presentation recorded at Prosper Australia.

Related Links
Dr Dwyer’s submission to the Henry Tax Review
His further writings
The Taxable Capacity of Australian Resources
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Kinda Chipper

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Renegade Economists Show 443

As broadcast on the 3CR airwaves 5.30 – 6pm Wednesdays.
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Senator Scott Ludlam (Australian Greens) discusses the Greens housing policy reforms amidst the new attitude towards reforming capital gain and negative gearing. Karl continues with the week’s news roundups – how much media are we getting?

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Greens CGT policy
Negative Gearing reform
BRW Rich List and young property developers

Karl on ABC Drivetime (Sydney):

** Read more on the growing populist trend to hit foreign investors with a land tax. Will it work?

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Man Your Battlestations

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Renegade Economists Show 442

As broadcast on the 3CR airwaves 5.30 – 6pm Wednesdays.
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Show Notes
Million Dollar No Show – Karl runs through the property lobby’s latest scaremongering campaign with the help of The Project, Catherine Cashmore (Prosper Australia), Cassandra Goldie (ACOSS) and Innes Wilcox (Industry Australia Group).

Related Links
ABC Fact Check – The (negative gearing)lie that won’t die
The Project, Fri May 13
Negative Gearing Affects You – Property lobby scare campaign – will they spend $20m to destroy democratic principles?
The ABCs Q&A

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Tweets
Predictable #REIA scare campaign masks the public interest in the misinformation of vested interests #lobbyocracy

When is small biz to recognise higher property prices evaporate consumer demand?
Rents killing small businesses.

record low wage growth = dwindling size of small business. Too much invested in unproductive real estate debt rather than jobs #ausecon

record low wage growth vis record high property prices = a recipe for change – who are rising property prices good for? #ausvotes

Opinion polls show #auspol believe NG reform needed RT @auspropertyscam: The #negativegearing lie that won’t die

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