James Thompson

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987 appearances 3 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 18 Aug

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The Money Café with Alan Kohler · AI's Double Life · 18 Aug 2026 podcast

They're not to to Alan's previous point about infrastructure, they're often not costed. matched

They're not there's there's no expert rationale from them. matched

They are often just sort of dreamt up. matched

Uh suburban rail loop being a a a prime example in Victoria. matched

NBN arguably an example around the country. matched

And and then we just you know, uh th they become sort of matched

Those signature schemes matched

Wi without a whole lot of ballast behind them. matched

And and that's where I I think you get these cost overruns, which absolutely we we matched

You know, this is this is our money. matched

I I don't quite get why there isn't I I agree with Ontario, I don't I don't quite get why there isn't enough. matched

work done on this. matched

Yeah, no, it's a uh matched

It it's a persistent issue, except in Western Australia, of matched

I sort of again I get the theory. matched

I think the the problem with deflation is everybody likes matched

You know, we are a high income country that everybody seems to enjoy their high income. matched

That nob nobody would like to give that away. matched

And that is part of the matched

Deflationary bargain. matched

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