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June 2015
Mannkal's e-Focus
Greetings!
Today, 4th June, is an important day in Hong Kong.
Firstly, it is the anniversary of the 1989 crack-down on student protestors in Beijing's  Tiananmen Square and also the anniversary of last year's Umbrella Revolution of month-long peaceful pro-democracy protests that paralysed much of Hong Kong.
In doing so they challenged Beijing on how Hong Kong should elect its leader.
As a new generation grow up in Hong Kong, so do attitudes change.
A poll by the University of Hong Kong, released in December, found that of around 1,000 people surveyed, 67% identified themselves as Hongkongers or Kongkongers in China, compared with 33% who described themselves as Chinese or Chinese in Hong Kong. The poll said that those who identified as Chinese or as Citizens of China were in their lowest point since 2008.
I wonder if Australia's attitudes are changing as the next generation communicate their feelings on Australia.
Mannkal's April Edition of Musings has hit the press! To check it out, please click here.
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Check out Ron's regular Mannerisms this month, "Governments spend your money unwisely, and then blame you for not paying enough tax!" (please scroll down).
Paul McCarthy
CEO
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Quote of the Month
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"The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money."
Margaret Thatcher
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Upcoming Events
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26 June 2015, 8:00am -10:00am
Make sure you make your way down to the Subiaco Hotel for a stand-up breakfast on 26 June. We invite all Mannkal Alumni and anyone interested in learning more about Mannkal and what we do! Get your tickets ASAP so you don't miss out! Purchase your tickets here.
History of Economic Thought Conference: 12-14 July, Sydney
The HESTA Conference will be held next month. If you would like to attend, please send your resume and academic transcript (unofficial or official) to Becky Vidler (scholars@mannkal.org). For more information on the Conference, please click here.
World's Most Significant Market-Economy Event of the Year
The ATLAS Network will hold its annual Liberty Forum and Freedom Dinner in New York City from the 11 to 12 of November this year. The annual Liberty Forum brings together amazing freedom champions from the ATLAS Network to exchange ideas and share stories. The Freedom Dinner serves as the grand finale to this event and celebrates heroes of the Freedom movement. To read more about this event click here
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Paul's Perspective
On the Federal Budget
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In the days after the Budget, many people asked me for my in-depth opinion. Surely, as the CEO at a free-market think tank, I would have within hours of its release been armed with reams of statistics and graphs, breathlessly announcing relative winners and losers and ready to pronounce a verdict? On the contrary...
For what you really need to know about the Budget, click here.
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Read All About It!
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WA Government wants to dictate the size of your house
The State Government wants to enforce a maximum housing size to stop what they call "huge mansions" being built in Perth's wealthier areas. Bureaucrats claim this law will "create equity" and a "more welcoming place" for people living in social housing. More > > >
How to lose your job - get a minimum wage rise!
A political economist in California wants the minimum wage to be raised from $7.75 to $15 and has made a video to support his case. He should have made a trip to Seattle to see how people celebrated its new minimum wage - until they lost their jobs. To watch the video and read why minimum wages hurt low skilled workers click here.
"Don't Disagree With Us": Tanzania Bans Private Statistics
The ruling regime in Tanzania has banned any unofficial statistics that prove government policies are not working. Government statistics show primary school attendance at 95%. However, unofficial statistics show that only 3 in 10 children aged 10 and above can read a paragraph from one of their own textbooks. More > > >
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Look Who's Talking
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Breheny: Australia should become a Tax Haven
Simon Breheny from the IPA discusses why Australia should cut taxes to increase corporate investment in Australia. More > > >
Magna Carta 800th Anniversary and Why it Matters
With the anniversary of the Magna Carta coming up on 15 June, Alderman Alan Yarrow, the Lord Mayor of London, discusses the Magna Carta and why it is still such an important document 800 years on. More > > >
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Mannerisms
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"Governments spend your money unwisely, and then blame you for not paying enough tax!"
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