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What would Michael Pascoe know about economics...he must be a fabianista:
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"First of all, the BCA would have us believe there is an international shortage of capital, that there is a war for it, that it is being rationed and Australia will not get any unless we tax foreign companies less.
The reality is that there is no shortage of capital – the world is awash with money looking for investment opportunities. There is so much capital sloshing around that several trillion dollars are sitting in government bonds with negative yields, guaranteed to lose money held to maturity.
What there is a shortage of is investment opportunities offering both security and opportunity. Security and opportunity happen to be things that Australia has plenty of. Throw in a relatively well-educated and adaptable workforce, a growing multicultural population, handy geography and rich natural resources and it's why foreign money keeps pouring into this country. "Australia is seen as safe haven for investors'' as international institutions compete for our commercial buildings, never mind the very real war bidding up the value of any infrastructure we care to put up for sale."
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"First of all, the BCA would have us believe there is an international shortage of capital, that there is a war for it, that it is being rationed and Australia will not get any unless we tax foreign companies less.
The reality is that there is no shortage of capital – the world is awash with money looking for investment opportunities. There is so much capital sloshing around that several trillion dollars are sitting in government bonds with negative yields, guaranteed to lose money held to maturity.
What there is a shortage of is investment opportunities offering both security and opportunity. Security and opportunity happen to be things that Australia has plenty of. Throw in a relatively well-educated and adaptable workforce, a growing multicultural population, handy geography and rich natural resources and it's why foreign money keeps pouring into this country. "Australia is seen as safe haven for investors'' as international institutions compete for our commercial buildings, never mind the very real war bidding up the value of any infrastructure we care to put up for sale."