So much can be said about the 2017-18 federal budget — little of it complimentary — it’s hard to know where to start. The new bank levy seems a good place, as it encapsulates the budget’s twin themes — as perceived by me, not as advertised by the government — of unbridled revenue hunger and craven appeal to populist sentiment.
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