An economy on steroids or on Prozac? It depends which way you look…

Jacques has a conversation with Meagan Skehill from CISVic, the peak body for the community information and support sector in Victoria. Evidently the much-hyped post-Covid economic recovery is a very one-sided affair, leaving growing numbers of citizens and disadvantaged groups worse off, and in gradually deteriorating situations. This is exacerbated by stagnant wages, lack of meaningful and sustained support from government programs, diminishing numbers of volunteers, and decreasing support from donations.There is an obvious need to make our political and economic system more redistributive as inequality continues to rise in Australia and worldwide. It seems that the government’s often repeated and hyperventilated claims of a burgeoning economy mask a lot of distress… and it leaves us wondering why the regular media – with some exceptions - really don’t tell us the truth of the matter.