The easier it is to announce free money during a crisis, the harder it is to take it away when the crisis is over.
Some have already started warning about the risks involved in stopping the JobKeeker $1,500 fortnightly payment, which expires in late-September.
We should be deeply sceptical of those calling for an extension of JobKeeper now, based on speculation about economic conditions in October.
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