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And, of course, women are endlessly scolded for refusing to marry men for reasons their critics deem unacceptable, such as expecting a baseline level of respect.

They won’t even try to reform the budget process that automatically increases spending each year in the “budget baseline.”

Minister for Veterans and People, Louise Sandher-Jones, said the survey results were "wholly unacceptable", describing it as a "no holds barred baseline, to fully confront and address the root causes of this issue".

“The tariffs have brought in an extra $110 billion so far above the baseline, which clearly does not just justify $600 billion in promised tax rebates. The numbers just don’t add up,” Riedl said.

“Our baseline calls for a pretty benign economic outlook, but uncertainty remains high.”