I support the tax being applied to every home purchased whether the owner lives in the home or not. After all every home purchased is an investment.
That unfortunately is the price of democracy. The majority of the people obviously do not agree with you even if I do.
I fail to see our dependence on a single commodity when that commodity only accounts for 22% of our exports. Do not the other 78% of our export products count? While NZ, for many reasons, can not compete with the big manufacturers overseas, we excel in ...
I am amazed the Labour are suggesting penalising working class people by making Working for Families subject to enrolment to vote. I would have expected such a policy from National and not the Party who claims to support workers. Will this proposed policy ...
Now that is sound advice. But I don't expect it to be followed. It si more fun to conjecture than to have sound evidence.
However, if those poor misguided National supporters focus their marketing of production on overseas countries then it does not matter if people in NZ do not buy their products. And there is nothing to stop the unions from starting businesses making ...
Are the workers of Auckland City aware they are about to lose their $350.00 bonus from the Auckland Electricity Consumers Trust that the receive each year? The following email from Kim Campbell of the Employers and Manufacturers Federation identifies a ...
Unfortunately Parker only has allegations and not evidence.Police need evidence to move forward on any investigation, regardless of whether the allegations were received by National or Labour. . I though Paker would have understood that.
No Chooky, Mana/Int destroyed itself by getting into bed with Dotcom. His motivation was not the welfare of the poor but the welfare of the rich; himself. The middle NZ voters saw that and ensured that Mana/Int did not get into parliament. Unfortunately ...
Orthodoxia, you are so correct. If Robertson does not win this selection then he needs to be neutralised. Otherwise Labour will be facing another leadership challenge before the next election day. Robertson appears determined to be the Labour Leader come ...
True Karen, I have been saying that from day one. Labour can have all the ideology it likes but that does not translate into policies unless they can gain the Treasury benches. Aim first at getting voted in and then build on that to introduce new ideas ...
And that is fast becoming a possibility. The dairy farmer of the future will operate the whole farm sitting at a computer in the office. We already have farms where cows take responsibility for milking themselves with no human intervention. Given the ...
There is a better way. Don't view working in this job as a lifetime job. Use it to gain experience that he can then market to find a better job. Always look for the next job with better pay or conditions. Employers are far more likely to employ someone who...
Yeah, I agree with CR. That was good advice.
Mmmm... the intrigue. And I thought that National were the only ones who were into dirty politics. Or are all politics dirty by definition.
Mmmm... the intrigue. And I thought that National were the only ones who were into dirty politics. Orare all politics dirty by definition.
So maybe Mahuta might be the best option. At least she would bring a fresh perspective into caucus.
Correct Tiger, Labour members need to understand that FPP is long gone. These days a good number of voters exercise strategic voting. We will vote "against" a party rather than vote "for" a party. This places importance on policies. Put forward a policy ...
Right on the button bro. Before Labour can win it needs to develop an idea of what being in the 21st Century is all about. Leadership is meaningless unless Labour knows where its support base is and what policies are needed to attract votes from that group...
A real conundrum. The future of Labour rests with the members, MP's and Unions. Make the wrong choice and you will hand Key another term in office. I would suggest that the biggest problem is making a decision about a suitable leader without sitting down ...
venezia, That is my preference order also. However, I doubt that will be the final decision. Still, Here's hoping.
You make a good point les. I would imagine that a large proportion of Labour members and also union members. By allowing the unions a twenty percent of the vote is basically double dipping. Surely it would improve Labour's success with the voters if caucus...
Your last sentence is pivotable Anthony. If Labour can not form a solid unit behind whoever is elected Leader then Labour will be handing National a fourth term in office. Even more important than changing Leader is the need to change the culture within ...
I would suggest that neither Slater nor Hagar are good examples of Investigative Journalists. Both use the peer of sensationalism to seek their products. A good Investigative Journalist builds a strong case founded on irrefutable evidence and not on ...
Robertson has been in at the kill for three leaders now. If Labour do not give him the Leadership there will be unrest. And another Leadership challenge before election day 2017 is something Labour does not need.
phillip, I would suggest that you would have answers to most of your questions if you read more widely, observed more and spoke less. While the answers are not printed out in primer form, they are there. You just need to read between the lines. "He is rich...
You are correct Ben. But Shearer and Cosgrove are only puppets, You need to seek behind the veil and find the core of the boil. Until the boil is removed you will gain nothing. Expel Shearer and Cosgrove and others will be hoodwinked to take their place,
True Jan. She still has to mature. But she is one of the most promising potential leaders. Labour needs a mongrel leader to sort out the internal politics before she becomes leader.
No OAB, the economic climate creates unemployment and homelessness. We had homelessness and unemployment during Labour's last reign. In fact we have had homelessness as far back as I can remember and unemployment has been around since the mid 1980's at ...
As there will be no time limit from purchase time to sale time there is going to be a lift in values. My first home cost $60,000. Over 50 years the price has climbed and would now sell for more than that. I don't see why my grandchildren should have to pay...
Now I can agree with that Grey. That will stop those who are after the quick buck. My first house cost me $60,000. It is now values at over $450,000 due to long term inflation. Think of the tax grab a government could get off that.
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