"if australia did not have to tax and borrow to pay interest,imagine what the economy would be like,and be sustainable."
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If life was that simple.
If the States didnt borrow, you/we wouldnt have new and/or repaired roads, hospitals, schools, ports, rail, power generation, etc to meet population growth and feed further economic growth.
Try getting your widgets from Point A to Point B if Mr Government doesnt spend money on new infrastructure or at the very least upkeep existing infrastructure.
