"The problem is so many of our democratic problems have been dressed up as economic problems." "When powerful people want submarines, apparently we can afford them." "Increase unemployment benefits? Not so much." - Executive Director Richard Denniss @RDNS_TAI #auspol

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@yanisvaroufakis @RDNS_TAI It's actually quite simple: As is well known, when "powerful people" i.e. Politicians want submarines, they do so because they have been bribed by the builders of submarines, whilst the unemployed don't have the means to bribe politicians.

@RDNS_TAI 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌again and again and again for clearly speaking loud about this Australia we live in. Your voice and others are vital in this moment.

@RDNS_TAI When the Australia Institute wants to pay no tax, that's ok. When workers want to pay less tax, Richard campaigns against them.

@RDNS_TAI I don't know who this guy is, but he is right on. Capitalist countries cry poverty, but they always have the funds for weapons and war.

@RDNS_TAI Australia urgently needs a Federal Universal Basic Income

@RDNS_TAI Love this,he is telling us the truth,it's the rich and powerful that keep people in poverty,not lack of government funding,

@RDNS_TAI Excellent comment, not to mention the emergency of women being murdered at the rate of almost two a week, no appropriate funding for that either. But we’ll have a few outdated subs.

@plalor @RDNS_TAI We must be so rich, well educated and healthy here in Tasmania that we can ignore our 50% literacy rate (grade 5 school level), and worst health chronic conditions in Australia, because we’re paying for a $1bn stadium. Yah fooottyy.

@RDNS_TAI Wealthy Get Tax dodge for investment properties plus tax dodge by negative gearing Superannuation top up Uncapped ability to raise rent