Another dumb defence of negative gearing

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By Leith van Onselen

Defences of negative gearing are getting more outlandish by the day. Today’s effort comes from Tony Rumble, who was a consultant to the Ralph review of business taxation in the late-1990s. From Business Spectator:

Nothing gets the blood of class warriors going more than the topic of negative gearing, which they label as an unfair, tax rort for the rich elite…

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.