Economist Chris Richardson has been influential in federal govt circles for decades. In this article, he suggests an idea for reducing the cost-of-living "crisis". His idea? Halve import taxes for one year. The problem? Once a tax is reduced, it's very difficult to raise it again. And it ignores the issue raised in the previous
article by John Quiggan - that the rich have got richer at the expense of the poor and poorer. But who will the feds listen to??
