To remove electricity from the GST would only exacerbate the problems we already have
The good thing about politicians suddenly having leadership aspirations is that they often reveal quite quickly whether or not they are up for the job. It took Peter Dutton one interview outlining his plan to lower electricity costs to demonstrate that his being anywhere near the prime ministership would be disastrous for our economy.
Candidates for that particular job are prone to letting fly a few brain snaps when things get desperate. In order to win an election you’ll often see a panicked leader of the opposition or leadership challenger suggest a policy that sounds good when rehearsing it in front of the bathroom mirror, and which might on first blush seem to be politically popular, but which crumbles upon exposure to any basic level of analysis.
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