Ross Gittins turns growth lobby apologist

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By Leith van Onselen

Sadly, Fairfax’s Ross Gitins has turned into a shill for the ‘growth lobby’, missing the point entirely on why Australians are unhappy despite 27 years of so-called continuous “economic sunshine”. This is according to an online survey of 3,000 people by big business lobby group, the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA). From The SMH:

Talk about ingratitude. It’s enough to make a grown economist cry. The nation’s dismal scientists labour mightily to produce almost three decades of continuous economic growth, and few people care…

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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.