15. On Liberty Glenn Fahey: JobKeeper Or RecoveryPreventer

On Liberty, host Salvatore Babones speaks with Glenn Fahey. Glenn is Research Fellow at the Centre for Independent Studies, working across economics and education programs. In his recent article at The Spectator Australia, he warns that the government’s centrepiece JobSeeker and JobKeeper packages risk becoming RecoveryPreventers. Government can’t prop up the country indefinitely nor can it spend Australia into prosperity. As lockdown restrictions unwind, so too must the associated emergency measures. The defining challenge facing policymakers is how to taper off unsustainable income support without sinking the economy. Join us as we discuss Australia's welfare policy response to the pandemic. We will ask Glenn: what options are government now faced with? What are the immediate threats to Australia emerging from the pandemic? And, most importantly, what will aid Australia to move from pandemic to prosperity?

Om Podcasten

Let’s share good ideas. 💡 The Centre for Independent Studies promotes free choice and individual liberty and the open exchange of ideas. CIS encourages debate among leading academics, politicians, media and the public. We aim to make sure good policy ideas are heard and seriously considered so that Australia can prosper.