Paul Keating is a super idiot

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By Leith van Onselen

The architect of Australia’s compulsory superannuation system, Paul Keating, has once again demanded the federal government to raise Australia’s superannuation guarantee (i.e. compulsory superannuation contributions) from 9.5% to 12%, claiming it would ensure workers retire with dignity:

Mr Keating told 7.30 that super payments had to be raised to 12 per cent, though that would “barely cut it”.

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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.