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My interview Razor Sharp 18 February
Me interviewed by Sharon Firebrace on Razor Sharp on Tuesday 18 February.
http://sharonfirebrace.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/18-2-14-john-passant-aust-national-university-g20-meeting-age-of-enttilement-engineers-attack-of-austerity-hardship-on-civilians.mp3 (0)
My interview Razor Sharp 11 February 2014
Me interviewed by Sharon Firebrace on Razor Sharp this morning. The Royal Commission, car industry and age of entitlement get a lot of the coverage.
http://sharonfirebrace.com/2014/02/11/john-passant-aust-national-university-canberra-2/ (0)
Razor Sharp 4 February 2014
Me on 4 February 2014 on Razor Sharp with Sharon Firebrace.
http://sharonfirebrace.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/4-2-14-john-passant-aust-national-university-canberra-end-of-the-age-of-entitlement-for-the-needy-but-pandering-to-the-lusts-of-the-greedy.mp3 (0)
Time for a House Un-Australian Activities Committee?
Tony Abbott thinks the Australian Broadcasting Corporation is Un-Australian. I am looking forward to his government setting up the House Un-Australian Activities Committee. (1)
Make Gina Rinehart work for her dole
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Me on Razor Sharp this morning
Me interviewed by Sharon Firebrace this morning for Razor Sharp. It happens every Tuesday.
http://sharonfirebrace.com/2013/12/03/john-passant-australian-national-university-8/ (0)
I am not surprised
I think we are being unfair to this Abbott ‘no surprises’ Government. I am not surprised. (0)
Send Barnaby to Indonesia
It is a pity that Barnaby Joyce, a man of tact, diplomacy, nuance and subtlety, isn’t going to Indonesia to fix things up. I know I am disappointed that Barnaby is missing out on this great opportunity, and I am sure the Indonesians feel the same way. [Sarcasm alert.] (0)
Posted by John, January 10th, 2016 - under Rent, Resource rent taxes, Tax.
This is a first rough draft on taxing economic rent. Feel free and very welcome to comment. I have my own ideas bubbling away for it.
Comments close very soon. For access and to log on to comment click here. Taxing resource rents in Australia: what a capital idea
Comment from Chris Warren
Time January 13, 2016 at 11:09 am
Two quick comments.
I am not sure that this is an accurate way to view things:
“That battle is over the share of the economic rent which mining capital extracts from other capital ”
Maybe this is right, but if the selling price of ore remained the same – and mining workers received all the proceeds – would this be based on mining workers supposedly:
extracting surplus value from other capital.
Also I am uncomfortable with just focussing on mining resource “rents”.
All economic rents need to be treated the same – investment banking in particular, oligopolies such as airlines and supermarkets and so on.
I would also want tax theory to include recognition of the amount of domestic labour utilised in different industries.