Overcoming Anomalies in the Interaction of Tax and Social Security

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Issues related to the ways the Australian tax and social security systems interact are examined, focusing on options for reform. Topics include system complexities, high effective marginal tax rates, loss of benefits, virtual discrimination against low-income individuals, and theoretical integration or full separation of tax and social security.

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Improving Incentives: Changing the Interface of Tax and Social Security

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Issues concerning the relationship between Australian tax and social security systems are examined, focusing on policy options to increase low-income individuals' incentive to work. Topics include income tax reforms such as a negative income tax, family assistance policies, earnings tax credits, and the Government's Tax Reform proposal.

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Lessons from the market place for health and human services

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An overview is presented on establishing a managed market for Australia's health care system. Components include competition to foster cost efficiencies, elimination of cross-subsidizing, rationing utilization through user fees, the pooling of program appropriations, and improvements in availability of medical information.

Management, Health care industry, Public health, Medical policy, Health policy, Human services

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