The John Hyde Archives

Historic archive of articles and newspaper columns written by former Australian politician John Hyde OAM.

Advertising

Subsidies  Cronyism 

  • Tax funded advertising is the usage of taxes to subsidies one set of ideas against another.
  • John doesn't believe that the public supports making judgements on standards such as tobacco and alcohol advertising and homosexuality.
  • The Government's responsibility is to increase competition for claims about products and ideas.