ERADICATE COMMUNISM
I originally wrote this article for The Conservative Commentator on 28 September 2023.
ERADICATE COMMUNISM
Australia’s economy is infected with the cancer of communism. This cancer has metastasised and is threatening to kill its host.
Productivity is declining, entrepreneurs are disincentivised by new taxes and regulations, and resources are allocated by the iron fist of the State, instead of the invisible hand of the market.
And it’s not just the economy which is infected. Communist ideology has now pervaded all of Australia’s once-trusted institutions including those in law, public policy, and education. Political power is firmly in the hands of the Communist Party, which is currently rules not only at the Federal Level, but in all States and Territories (bar one), as well.
Communism is celebrated
Historically, proponents of communist ideology would have to shamefully discuss their ideas behind closed doors. But this is no longer the case, they are doing it brazenly out in the open.
For example, on 1 February 2023, the Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers published his own Manifesto in The Monthly. In this manifesto, Mr Chalmers bizarrely advocated for reshaping the economy in the image of China’s, with government acting in partnership with the private sector. As seems to be in-vogue with the modern communists, Chalmers said that this endeavour would be undertaken in furtherance of some vague set of “values”.
To this we ask: Who’s values? And what happens if business owners don’t share the same values as our Central Organisers? Will those business owners be bankrupted and sentenced to hard labour in the gulags?
And, unsurprisingly, there was no mention of profit, efficiency, or innovation in the Chalmers Manifesto. Because that’s not how an economy which is controlled by the State at every conceivable level would be characterised.
Obviously.
We do not think that the government should be involved in private enterprise in anyway. It is ill-equipped to do so, and has proven time and time again that it is inefficient and cannot innovate.
Collusion between the State and corporations
The QANTAS saga was another important milestone in Australia’s modern communist resurgence.
This is because it revealed (to those Australians who were not already aware) the extent of the collusion between the State and large corporations.
The government controls the market, creating an environment where a monopolistic corporation can price-gauge consumers. In exchange, the corporation gives preferential treatment to Party Members, and acts as a shill for Party policy.
This is antithetical to free-market capitalism and should be illegal.
Entrepreneurs are disincentivised
In addition to the above, governments at all levels are promulgating legislation at a frightening pace in an attempt to control every aspect of corporate life. This drains corporate resources which, in turn, diminishes efficiency and profitability of companies.
This is a disincentive for innovators to take the risk of starting a new enterprise. But innovative and entrepreneurial individuals are exactly the people we need to be encouraging to take risks if we want our economy to flourish.
The case for capitalism
Communist ideology must be eradicated from Australia and replaced by an unwavering commitment to traditional free market capitalism. The capitalist system has proven itself to be the most effective way to create wealth and eradicate poverty (and avoid the deaths of millions through starvation).
It is not a coincidence that the American Empire, the most prosperous Empire that has ever existed, was birthed from a fervent commitment to capitalism (and, arguably, its current decline can be attributed, at least in part, to a departure from these principles). Nor is it a coincidence that China dragged 800 million people out of poverty only after adopting some capitalist policies.
The thesis that capitalism is the system that reigns supreme is true even anecdotally. Look at East Germany vs West Germany, North Korea vs South Korea, et al.
There are academics who will posit well-articulated, well-research arguments as to why communism is better than capitalism. And sure, they’re able to make their ideas sound plausible on paper. But when their ideas are exposed to the harsh nature of reality, it’s a different story.
No communist State has ever thrived.
Taxes go first
The simplest way to remove the cancerous tumors of the State from the economy is to address taxes.
This is because taxes are the favoured tool of the communist government to control the market. And over a number of decades Australians have been subjected to a barrage of new, unjustified taxes.
As such, we consider that the logical first step would be the total abolition of:
consumption taxes;
payroll tax; and
GST.
By attempting to control consumer behaviour through consumption taxes, governments are profiting from trampling on the freedoms of Australian citizens. It is entirely unnecessary State intervention in markets which will find equilibrium between demand and supply on their own.
Further, payroll tax and GST mean that private citizens must pay tribute to the government every single time they transact or receive their salary. This is mob behaviour. It should never have been implemented in the first place, and it should be abolished urgently.
Smaller government?
Yes, we realise that axing these taxes will decrease the government’s income which, in turn, will shrink the government.
We think this is a good thing. Our bureaucracy is bloated and inefficient. It does not need to be the size it is.
Budget cuts will need to be made to fund the tax cuts. And the first budget cuts will come from foreign aid and welfare.
More to come.
I originally wrote this article for The Conservative Commentator on 28 September 2023.
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