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One assumes that the authors of the ALEC-Laffer index, including conservative economist Arthur Laffer himself, held their noses in laying out California’s dismal business environment.

"Recipe development in today's world is enveloped in inspiration from other cooks, cookbook authors, food bloggers and content creators," she said, adding that the "willingness to share receipes" is what she loves about baking.

They had already onboarded all of their authors — which included federal government employees and researchers from academia and nonprofits — and submitted a preliminary draft for review.

Anthony Walker, one of the S&P Global report's authors, told Sky News Australia that neither party seemed "interested" in raising taxes to fund their spending plans.

But the authors heard "examples of well-known names not being held to account for poor behaviour".