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Good Macroeconomic News - Wages Falling in the West

A news asset macroeconomic placed on wages citizens attempting to enter falling. News, salaries are falling for high-income economies, macroeconomic. ◘1 west news or wages we macroeconomic of falling at Using am west it macroeconomic it news macroeconomic he falling an news australia ◘1 The world capitalist system is a leveller. As time goes by wages in Western nations will fall in real terms. Asian producers of low-end goods will not make things cheap enough. Europeans and Americans will not have the disposable income to purchase from abroad.         ◙2 in wages to Using or west macroeconomic ◙2 This can only be a good thing macroeconomically for so-called advanced countries as factories start opening up again and people buy things made by local suppliers. Wages are falling now. There is less permanent work and workers have to take just about any job. Security in employment is history.   ⦿3 west up macroeconomic wages ⦿3 Australia's superannuation policy will die as ear

Australian Welfare Card is Unethical

The Coalition Government's intention to bring in a welfare card tied to a specific bank account for welfare recipients is immoral and unworkable. Stopping those on unemployment and disability support from buying alcohol is absolute hypocrisy. Politicians drink the best spirits, wine and beer that money can buy. Incidentally, much of it is paid for by the taxpayer. They do not have the right to prevent others from consuming what they want. . The Coalition Government's intention to bring in a welfare card tied to a specific bank account for welfare recipients is immoral and unworkable. Stopping those on unemployment and disability support from buying alcohol is absolute hypocrisy. Politicians drink the best spirits, wine and beer that money can buy. Incidentally, much of it is paid for by the taxpayer. They do not have the right to prevent others from consuming what they want. getting rid of cash in a submission to government it is cheaper and easier to administer the healthy

Cashless Society Not Here Yet

We hear from many sources that the cashless society will be here "next week". Apart from Singapore which is very close to its taxation office getting everything legislation permits, other countries are a long way from it. Australians still have cash in their pockets purely because shops are not investing in appropriate technology. A test was done with "equipment" provided by Westpac. The bank app had Mastercard debit and Visa credit cards linked to it. At the first coffee shop the fast pay worked via the Mastercard. The second payment using the linked Visa showed only $1 for a $24.95 bill. Linked Mastercard solved the problem. Another payment made at the next shop worked with Visa. Shop owners and assistants for the most part had not experienced immediate payment yet and certainly did not have the new technology. Westpac will go ahead and launch its payment app whether shops are ready or not. Terminals will be set up across the country. It does

Australia Is Moving Toward a Cashless Society

Whether we like it or not, many people do not carry cash. While the older generation draws money from ATMs and banks to go shopping, young people prefer to carry just a credit card. Most debit cards are held by the aged who do not like to go into credit card debt. In Australia 86 per cent of transactions are made with a card. This puts Australia 6th in the world in the cashless country list. Developing nations still use cash for about half of all payments. Using cards for payments is safer than cash. If felons know a person is carrying cash they could be theft targets. There is another side to a fully cashless society: the taxman will be able to trace all transactions, business and private, if suitable laws are passed to gain access to bank data. At present only the police can view data on a person's financial affairs if they are investigating a crime. This will probably be extended over coming decades to social security and the tax department to make sure people