The Centre for Independent Studies’ highly uncoveted Nanny Awards (The Nannies) go to the year’s most absurd, ridiculous, and bizarre attempts by governments to meddle in our lives and mind our business.
With every level of government working for us in this, there are always many worthy contenders for the nannies — and this year is no exception.
For 2019, the winner was the Federal Government’s Black Economy Taskforce, which wants to limit cash transactions to $10,000.
Australians who spend more than that amount in cash would face two-year jail sentences and fines of up to $25,200.
According to the task force, limiting cash transactions to $10,000 would end tax evasion,...
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