
Scott Steel. Political, economic & policy stuff. An unrepentant guitar gear hoarder. I'm not for everyone @pollytics.bsky.social
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Imagine having a government that wants to enable people rather than control them. That’s what social democracy should be about.
I'll be on blue sky a lot more. Especially since the Deck Blue app now pretty much works like old tweetdeck did
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Ken Henry, fmr Treasury secretary says the mining boom hollowed out Australian manufacturing leading to:
-abysmal productivity
-lower wages
-Lower living standards
-damaged Australia’s egalitarianism -worse intergenerational inequity
1/8 Great quotes🧵👇
afr.com/policy/tax-and-super…
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The ECQ have begun distributing LNP preferences in South Brisbane, the party having finished third behind Labor after the distribution of One nation preferences. This means Labor has gained South Brisbane from the Greens. #qldvotes
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"So I was on my way to vote..."
The butchered remains of a dolphin were found on a New Jersey beach. Feds are investigating apnews.com/article/butchered…
Politically muscle up - just fucking do it.
Murray Watt and attorney general's department officials confirm the government is considering releasing the sealed section of the robodebt royal commission report. #auspol #Estimates
This is better framing!
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LOL - Atlas's last Pennsylvania poll simply eliminated half the state's black population from its likely voter screen.
I was going to say something here regarding clown shows, lack of due diligence on inputs, polluted modelling and excuses. But far from me to say
Replying to @NateSilver538
Now in a *model*, it's fine to build in some mean reversion. We do that in ours, in fact (polling averages are somewhat regressed to the previous election + a uniform swing). But these are supposed to be polls, not models.
If I could give you guys one piece of political advice. Remember back in the noughties when GetUp use to claim credit for everything and got laughed at with the running joke "Thanks GetUp!" for literally anything that happened? You don't want to be there.
Since Charlie Cook retired, the Cook Political Report is like the hottest political takes dressed up as psephology from two weeks ago. It's a shame.
All these people whinging about student debt lowering - are you arseholes? I paid off my $100K debt and would die in a ditch to get all education from pre-school to Doctorates made free for people today.
















