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Productivity Commission finds super a bad deal. And yes, it comes out of wages

  • Written by Brendan Coates, Fellow, Grattan Institute
Productivity Commission finds super a bad deal. And yes, it comes out of wagesAustralia's super system could give us so much more to retire on, without taking more out of our wages.Shutterstock

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