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Jul 9, 2019 • 3 tweets • 3 min read • Read on X
'Australian government and business tries to airbrush Nordic out of debates about economic reform: the IMF, OECD and World Bank don't' - writes Dr Richard Denniss @RDNS_TAI of @TheAusInstitute in the @FinancialReview today

afr.com/news/politics/… #auspol
"The countries with the highest incomes, levels of productivity and levels of happiness are also the highest taxing countries with high levels of public funding and high levels of union membership," says @RDNS_TAI of @TheAusInstitute #auspol #Nordic
"While it’s easy for the Government and business to airbrush Nordic out of debates about economic reform in Australia, it’s impossible to airbrush them from the IMF, World Bank and OECD league tables."

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