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Woke Social Engineering With a Big Price Tag: Victorian Budget

Woke Social Engineering With a Big Price Tag: Victorian Budget
Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas addresses the media at the University of Melbourne, Australia, on Dec. 4, 2020. James Ross/AAP Image
Robert Carling
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One of the most intriguing announcements in last week’s Victorian state budget was the removal of a land tax exemption for gender-exclusive clubs (affecting men-only or women-only clubs). It was also one of the smallest changes in a big-spending, big-taxing budget, reaping the state just $100,000 or so out of a total revenue of $75 billion (US$58 billion) a year.

Robert Carling
Robert Carling
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Economist Robert Carling is a senior fellow at the Centre for Independent Studies in Sydney, Australia. He was executive director at the New South Wales Treasury from 1998 to 2006, and has held positions with the Commonwealth Treasury, the World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund.
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