Comments on: The slowing of big government conservatism http://andrewnorton.info/2007/04/the-stalling-of-big-government-conservatism/ Observations from Carlton's Lone Classical Liberal Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:44:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: spog http://andrewnorton.info/2007/04/the-stalling-of-big-government-conservatism/comment-page-1/#comment-6422 spog Fri, 06 Apr 2007 07:51:28 +0000 http://andrewnorton.info/blog/2007/04/05/the-stalling-of-big-government-conservatism/#comment-6422 Sorry, when I said most, I meant numbers getting them. I think the pensioner population (eg, age, disability, carer, single parenting payment) exceeds the benefit population (eg, Newstart Allowance, Austudy). Family Tax Benefit (Part A) is also benchmarked to MTAWE, but the ad-hoc increases the Government has given over the years has kept its rate above the benchmark, so CPI increases have applied instead. Sorry, when I said most, I meant numbers getting them. I think the pensioner population (eg, age, disability, carer, single parenting payment) exceeds the benefit population (eg, Newstart Allowance, Austudy).

Family Tax Benefit (Part A) is also benchmarked to MTAWE, but the ad-hoc increases the Government has given over the years has kept its rate above the benchmark, so CPI increases have applied instead.

]]> By: Andrew Norton http://andrewnorton.info/2007/04/the-stalling-of-big-government-conservatism/comment-page-1/#comment-6421 Andrew Norton Fri, 06 Apr 2007 07:20:25 +0000 http://andrewnorton.info/blog/2007/04/05/the-stalling-of-big-government-conservatism/#comment-6421 Spog - The biggest spending item, the aged pension, and <a href="http://www.facsia.gov.au/guides_acts/ssg/ssguide-5/ssguide-5.1/ssguide-5.1.8/ssguide-5.1.8.10.html" rel="nofollow">some other benefits</a> are the greater of male AWE or CPI, but I think most of the benefits programmes are CPI linked. Spog - The biggest spending item, the aged pension, and some other benefits are the greater of male AWE or CPI, but I think most of the benefits programmes are CPI linked.

]]> By: spog http://andrewnorton.info/2007/04/the-stalling-of-big-government-conservatism/comment-page-1/#comment-6420 spog Fri, 06 Apr 2007 05:46:48 +0000 http://andrewnorton.info/blog/2007/04/05/the-stalling-of-big-government-conservatism/#comment-6420 You probably know this, but most income support payments paid by the Federal Gov't increase faster than CPI, as they are also benchmarked to Male Total Average Weekly Earnings. You probably know this, but most income support payments paid by the Federal Gov’t increase faster than CPI, as they are also benchmarked to Male Total Average Weekly Earnings.

]]> By: Tom N. http://andrewnorton.info/2007/04/the-stalling-of-big-government-conservatism/comment-page-1/#comment-6419 Tom N. Fri, 06 Apr 2007 05:31:26 +0000 http://andrewnorton.info/blog/2007/04/05/the-stalling-of-big-government-conservatism/#comment-6419 To repeat a point I've made before, while this is all interesting, it seems to me to miss half the picture - ie, what's been happening to (off-budget) regulation. To repeat a point I’ve made before, while this is all interesting, it seems to me to miss half the picture - ie, what’s been happening to (off-budget) regulation.

]]> By: conrad http://andrewnorton.info/2007/04/the-stalling-of-big-government-conservatism/comment-page-1/#comment-6418 conrad Thu, 05 Apr 2007 21:46:12 +0000 http://andrewnorton.info/blog/2007/04/05/the-stalling-of-big-government-conservatism/#comment-6418 I think it would be fine for the government to stash the money if they could run countercyclical budgets. However, I think the probability of that is around zero. I also don't think there should be any relationship between tax take and tax reform. You could delete the rest of the article and just have the words "reforming the tax system now" and it would be all fine by me. I think it would be fine for the government to stash the money if they could run countercyclical budgets. However, I think the probability of that is around zero.

I also don’t think there should be any relationship between tax take and tax reform. You could delete the rest of the article and just have the words “reforming the tax system now” and it would be all fine by me.

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