Crack of Doom

Crack of Doom

The One Addiction Government Can't Shake...

Government addiction to debt is unending. Federal and state governments combined, total Australian government debt is around $1.5 trillion... and climbing.

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Kris Sayce
Sep 16, 2024
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Australian governments have an addiction.

And there is no chance of them abandoning the addiction.

The addiction is to debt.

No surprise there.

Governments have long resorted to debt when they’re unable to raise enough money from the public through taxation.

Most of the time through history, it was to help finance wars.

Today, in the West, apart from the Unit…

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