He said the government’s fixation on jobs and growth had had some positive outcomes – higher company profits combined with tax concessions mean investors have done well, and jobs growth has resulted in more people being employed – but the glaring hole is the forgotten middle who have not seen commensurate wage rises.  This is placing a drag on the economy and financial stress on wage-earning households.

The government is in a rut so deep that they can no longer see the signposts of where we are going – » The Australian Independent Media Network