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How does welfare relate to productivity?
2014 Budget

How does welfare relate to productivity?

Reflecting on this year’s ESSA Economic Debate means remembering Treasurer Joe Hockey’s famous speech in which he declared that the “Age of Entitlement is over.” That night, the affirmative side triumphed on the back of arguments that“good” welfare would push more unemployed back into work, lift productivity
Jun 22, 2014 4 min read
2014 Budget

The age of entitlement is over: A story of work ethic and generosity

Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey has declared that “the age of entitlement is over”, and most of us don’t like the sound of it. And why should we, when some of us will receive youth allowance rather than Newstart for a few more years, some of us will no longer
Jun 7, 2014 4 min read
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