Recent content by Matt Palmer

turnbull is right in saying income tax cuts will stimulate the economy, if they are given to lower income earners as these people will spend most of their income and stimulate the economy. turnbull wants to cut taxes on the wealthy as well because wealthy people (like him) have to engage in...

What happens if u go to a school like Ruse and get awesome marks but others in ur grade r awesome also. Say u get 92 average in maths but 6 other people get 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98 averages. Then in the year ur rank is 7th even tho u averaged very well. I am ranked 5th in my economics class with...

The issue of global warming and climate change is a polarizing one. Some people believe that the apocalypse is upon us while others think that is just cyclical weather patterns over the course of the earth's life cycle. If the people that believe the former (apocolypse) get into government...

To be honest the real world in whatever career you choose will be completley different to what we are taught at school. Knowing how to do a debt-equity ratio will in no way help you operate a camera or whatever you want to do in televesion - where as IPT might (i have no idea what is done in IPT...

McCain will lose because of the economy (Its the Economy, stupid) and also because of Bush. His strong points are on foreign policy and national security, but Obama has made the elecetion not about those things. On everything else McCain gets owned.

lol also

Yes, yes i can see the point. They will swallow that one whole.

You would be surprised. "Fair and Balanced" my ass!!!! The most right wing network in the world, backed up with the blantantly right wing drudge report. Go on it, check it out: www.drudgereport.com They say Obama's lead is down to just 2 points. ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME!?!?! Go on that...

Can anyone see the problem with"spreading the wealth around"??? That is the cornerstone of the McCain campaign, saying that Obama is a socialist and want to raise taxes. Even if there is an element of truth in that (he is raising taxes on high income earners) what is the freaking big deal. Do...

McCain's sleeze has become unbearable. He knows that he cannot win this election on the issues, so he attacks Obama's character. Which is about the cleanest character in politics at the moment. Unlike Alaskan REPUBLICAN Senator Ted Stevens who was indicted for corruption, as well as Palin...

WHAT!?! are you saying that the domestic sector just will say "that rate is too high, not going to expand". they r gonna try and expand theri business to gain more profits. that is economics 101 mate. making more money. if the rate is cheaper in, say, Japan they are gonna try and get their money...

Re: Modern History / Economics = Gayest Exam Day Ever! WOO HOO YER. i have eco in the afternoon and then i am done. we must be some of the first people to finish in the state.

Can we please have a discussion about question 5? i put c) education because compulsory education wasn't introduced until 1990, however right to education could mean something different....i wasn't sure.

my school offered legal studies as an online course, so i chose to do it because i got many free periods. this was a mistake. my philosophy was that i would probably drop if it was shit. i worked hard at it in yr 11, and enjoyed it. but i became disenfranchised with modern history, and when i...