"Where else in the world would a treasurer criticise (abuse?) enterprising individuals for developing companies that employ people, spend money on infrastructure and support local communities ?"
That personal outburst was the low point for me. Knowing what trials and tribulations went on for that particular entrepreneur to do what he did, makes it just appalling.
The Treasurer is in Washington. The only true boast he can make there about Australia's economic performance under him is that the OECD confirms that Australia leads the world in labour cost growth. 5.9% last year, the western world's highest. And we wonder why manufacturing and retail is dead?
