Weekend Wrap 7 May 2023: Budget preview, Angus ’Inflation’ Taylor on Insiders and the social wage

Ben Davison looks Angus "Inflation" Taylor's terrible Insiders
performance, the increases to Jobseeker, gas company taxes,
energy bill relief and why a surplus budget is needed when the
RBA is obsessed with increasing interest rates.


Ben also looks at how effective the union movement has been in
securing pay increase for aged care workers, an energy transition
authority and ended the sham contracting in the public sector
that was costing $21,000,000,000 under Morrison.  You can
join your union at australianunions.org.au/wow


As the budget approaches we expect that many people will be
dissatisfied so Ben dives into how the various elements of the
social wage, what it is and how it interacts to support people
out of work, unable to work and in low wage employment.