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Who's really behind 'Big Australia'? Taylor's high immigration stance raises eyebrows (www.abc.net.au)
submitted 4 days ago by Longmactoppedup@aussie.zone to c/australia@aussie.zone
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TLDR: Howard, the source of most problems we face since his reign of destruction.

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[–] No1@aussie.zone 0 points 4 days ago

As every PM since forever knows: immigration makes GDP go up

And that's all that matters, right?

"For decades, until COVID hit, we used to boast about being the miracle economy. No recession in 30 years! Technically, it was true. Our GDP climbed each and every year. But it was off the back of one of the biggest immigration programs in the developed world. Adding more people adds to the size of your economy."