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Why every generation feels entitled

  • Written by John Daley, Chief Executive Officer, Grattan Institute
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It’s a time-honoured tradition for older and younger generations of Australians to argue about whether government is treating them fairly.

Our report Age of Entitlement, released last month, was aptly named. No-one denied its conclusions: senior Australians get tax breaks unavailable to younger...

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