You do realise that was written by a Palestinian from Gaza? Yes, the clue was "Message From a Gazan", and I appreciate that view. Here's a link to updating reports (including Gazan views) on the impact of Israel's war in the occupied territory that is the...
I don't think more money would fix things. More money can't fix the poverty problem? Phew, that's a relief! But can less money result in, if not poverty then equally dire outcomes? Possibly, judging by how many wealthy Kiwis resist being parted from it ...
You know what would help the Palestinians in Gaza? Condemning Hamas' atrocities. If the protesters cared about Palestinians, they would have one central demand: Hamas must surrender, because we have all suffered from Hamas and can no longer live under the...
And still the well-off moan and complain they are hard done by. Of course - just look at how Kiwi 'bottom feeders' have bled the well-off dry. The Side Eye’s Two New Zealands: The Table Luxon unsure if he'll lower rents on homes he owns despite policy ...
... and some of them frankly don't have a clue. So true - of any sizeable (non/anti-)activist/progressive/regressive/neutral group. Three great forces rule the world: stupidity, fear and greed. - Einstein https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/israel-hamas-war-...
Chardonnay socialist. Says the "respectful centrist" - "but you do you" Sacrifices are good, so long as you're not the one making them. Ah, that's more like it. All sacrifices are equal... Billionaire politicians have become ‘shockingly common’ around the...
Billionaire politicians have become ‘shockingly common’ around the world, new study finds The study said the rich and affluent are generally “more likely to embrace fiscal conservativism and oppose social spending programs, prize efficiency over equality ...
Thanks aj - what a thoughtful (777 word) opinion by Cadogan, on the importance of looking at the big (and the long) picture, where we are (being) headed, and why. Economic damage from climate change six times worse than thought – report [17 May 2024] Bilal...
Good game, good game! Congrats on reaching level 1! Cranky Uncle's mood is now Displeased.
We've thrown billions at poverty over decades. The GINI still flatlined. Returning a legitimate business claim to thousands of ordinary NZ'ers won't change that. So tossing billions in tax relief at thousands of property investors won't ameliorate poverty...
Expanding food in schools to low-equity, not-for-profit, community-based early childhood centres. Early childhood centres to receive school lunch programme [8 May 2024] “The first 1,000 days are key to a child’s development. I am proud this government can...
I don’t believe it is only through education... That's good. But one area where I believe early indications are encouraging is in education. Could you elaborate on those encouraging early indications in education. I'm particularly interested in a realistic...
IMHO, we don't have a tax issue, we have a spending issue. According to the OECD, we faced the second-biggest tax raises in the developed world last year... Yes, only Australia (with a 7.6% increase, and where Kiwis are currently heading in droves), had a...
I don't believe the answer to inequality lies in taxing the wealthy more or in more Government targeting of assistance. It lies in policies that dramatically lift our standard of education and that drive NZ to a sustainable higher wage economy. I too ...
What I haven't seen is evidence that the bad actors (the ones specifically referred to by Michael Wood) were coordinated groups. Who was/is claiming "the bad actors" (?) "specifically refered to by Michael Wood" "were coordinated groups" - as opposed to ...
https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/21-09-2022/a-report-card-eight-charts-that-show-how-new-zealand-managed-the-pandemic https://www.nzdoctor.co.nz/article/undoctored/cumulative-pandemic-deaths-graph-more-effective-1000-words Incognito @6:50 pm [edit: and ...
Oops, the first link, to Kelsey's article, isn't working - try this one. ‘Regulatory Responsibility’: Embedded Neoliberalism and its Contradictions https://ojs.victoria.ac.nz/pq/article/view/4332/3834
Where is your evidence they exist in any number? I feel your difficulty. Imho, 'they' don't have to be numerous to have profound and lasting effects on socio-economic trends - 1% might do it. No need to polarise; we can agree to disagree. ‘Regulatory ...
Imho, some Kiwis who believe they are well-served by systemic inequality will resist meaningful change with every fibre of their being - they know the benefits of keeping bottom feeders hungry. I don't know anyone who fits that description. As Liang ...
"Additional direct govt action/support to mitigate poverty would pay dividends, and if "it's not affordability that's the problem", then why not give it a go? An interesting question, no?" An interesting question, yes. Reducing poverty was one of Jacinda ...
Education is a key factor in addressing inequality. There are at least two key factors - our education system can only do so much to mitigate the flow-on effects of early childhood cognitive and noncognitive skill deficits that are typically a consequence...
Your graph on wealth inequality is timely, considering the conversation happening around partnership schools, and considering how they were so readily adopted by Maori. It's Rashbrooke's graph - he has an opinion on charter schools too. Education ...
Absolutely. On the proviso that it is viewed as an investment, and with the necessary expectations and accountability. Just one proviso? [Investment, expectations & accountability.] Phew! Let's get cracking – our CoC govt was quick out of the blocks with ...
On the wider subject of child abuse, the social workers I know have a deep sense of being little more than an ambulance at the bottom of a cliff. They feel undervalued, disempowered and hopelessly under resourced. ... If we're going to truly address NZ's ...
But our CoC govt can't spend that much more on education and get landLord wealth back on track - in NAct's priorities Kiwis certainly can trust(s).
Yes the precedent has been set. Yes, a sad day for Aotearoa. Our CoC govt is regressive; "racist as f**k". What the Court of Appeal’s latest ruling means for the future of the Waitangi Tribunal [14 May 2024] “National need to do the right thing and step ...
But until we have a very different approach to how we train and supervise our social workers... Better training and (presumably not back room bureaucratic) supervision of social workers couldn't hurt, and more of them, since affordability isn't the ...
And for governments of all stripes, the challenge will be investing in the longer-term, delayed payoff strategies those on the ground say will work. Wonderful that affordability isn't the problem - where there's a will... 61 little names on New Zealand's ...
I could go on and on, but it's not affordability that's the problem... Good to know that our CoC govt can afford to "expedite the transfer of investment, resources and decision-making powers to" Māori, once it's top priorities, e.g. billions in tax relief...
Substituting that view of OT (in 1) into Chhour's statement yields: ... existing partnerships between "a dysfunctional and incompetent organisation, that failed Māori children before section 7AA and [has] continued to fail them after it", and iwi and Māori...
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