--- title: "Shima4Hawthorn: \"The Victorian government debt is nearing $200 billion. Yet L…\" | Politics Computer" description: "The Victorian government debt is nearing $200 billion. Yet Labor and the Liberals keep making new spending commitments to win votes.\n\nThat’s why we’re" url: "https://politics.computer/ad/f389f0690f787c5475bfcbbe01f9a6f042ca5f1d48bfdf06a25634f1df0e31ad" --- [Home](https://politics.computer/) / [Ads](https://politics.computer/ads) / [Shima4Hawthorn](https://politics.computer/who/shima4hawthorn) **Shima4Hawthorn** Sponsored The Victorian government debt is nearing $200 billion. Yet Labor and the Liberals keep making new spending commitments to win votes. That’s why we’re holding a community forum with independent economist Saul Eslake. 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