Sloan’s negative gearing defence sours

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By Leith van Onselen

After her dreadful defence of negative gearing in July (thoroughly debunked here), The Australian’s Judith Sloan has returned with another abusive post aimed squarely at us “lefty” doomsayers that dare question the merits of Australia’s famed tax expenditures on investment property.

Sloan’s article is chock full of straw man arguments, misrepresentation and insults in lieu of reason. Let’s take a look at her latest installment:

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.