He will benefit from the inflationary effect on house prices generally.
Kim Dotcom! The tentacles of russian disinformation reach all the way to The Standard in little ol' New Zealand. Not surprising, given the vast sums (billions) russia spends on disinformation, both internally and globally. ‘Kremlin Leaks’: Files detail ...
" but considering the amount of money that benefits have increased by it is clear jo matter what amount of money is paid some parents still will jot feed their kids. In which case if they won't should the state be reducing their benefits and doing it ...
"Personally I think it has been over complicated and should be simplifed to target only the specific kids in need vs the entire school." Avoiding the social stigma of being the only kids who need it, is hugely important.
Interesting list. Singapore seems odd - it is on the face of it low tax and has generally first-world quality of life. But there are some oddities - highest private car ownership charges in the world, profit-making government-owned public transport and 80%...
This is a brilliant opinion piece by Campbell I think - very worth reading. Becoming one of our best and most insightful political and social commentators I believe.
Great, so 3x the amount that the beneficiaries he despises get to live on, is a mere distraction for Luxon. Living on a cloud.
This allowance alone is equal to the payment for 3 single adults on a "Job Seeker's" benefit. On top of his $471k salary and huge existing personal wealth. Luxo needs some tough love, I think - no more sucking on society's titty.
When people accuse me of being entitled, I quickly point out that it is an entitlement, that I am entitled to...
Nothing wrong with that, but I notice Labour are comfortable to engage culture war issues, but seem terrified of class war issues.
"Stupid idea." because....? I suppose that if you were accustomed to and invested in the current corrupt approach, any other approach might seem impossible.
"That funding has allowed a candidate to put these views forward in a public and sustained way" Yep, and other equal or better views were not put forward in the same way, as they didn't have a rich donor who stood to gain, backing them. The death of ...
Another reason we should have a blanket ban on all political donations. Fixed party membership fees only. Why should anyone be able to purchase political influence? Unfortunately neither Labour nor National are keen to ban them.
"He said there were questions for the Government in why labour hire firms had been able to saturate the construction sector with migrant labour. " Main purpose is to suppress wages. For every low-wage worker you bring in, you drive the wages down in ...
"Gonzalo Lira died in a Ukrainian prison , jailed for crticising the Zelensky govt(illegal under Ukrainian law)" No, he was jailed for violating Article 436-2 of Ukraine’s Criminal Code — justifying Russian aggression against Ukraine (justifying, ...
Good points, and I just picked $20m out of the air actually. My main concern is that the truly wealthy are often barely considered in some conversations - when their wealth in fact dominates things. And $100k IRD-income does not identify them. A good way ...
Better still, forget about people with more than 100k IRD-declared income and focus on people with $20m+ wealth. That is where the real money is. The $1.2b is only about 8% of the wealth of NZ's richest person - ONE PERSON could fund it all for 10 years, ...
That is anti-democratic and utterly corrupt. If you have the money, you can pay people for special government access (and influence) - and keep it all a secret. Other parties in government should make the identities of these people known (unless there is ...
"500,000 dead Ukrainians for what exactly?" Dead because russia invaded its neighbour without cause. If Ukraine stops fighting, there will be even more dead Ukrainians. (the 500k is a russia propaganda lie, btw. Ukrainian military losses, while much lower ...
I really like Alex's emphasis on class politics and working people. This is absolutely where the focus needs to go, rather than inflating identity politics which often helps no one and alienates many. His comment that "The working class has not had real ...
...and a small indication that Putin is full of shit, is his assertion in that insane interview that Poland forced Hitler to invade Poland. If you believe that, I've a Molotov-Ribbentrop pact to sell you.
You complain about the quality of the media, express a desire for 'both sides of the argument'....and provide a link to youtube. Anything critical of the russian government on youtube is banned in russia, as are VPNs. Twitter, Facebook - blocked. Putin's ...
It's been all over the MSM. As well as reporting it, RNZ has debunked the worst of Putin's garbage here. Putin is an uninformed fool, only listened to by the gullible. But he isn't short of malice,
100%. WFF is a subsidy from the public to private business, allowing them to pay their workers less than they need to survive, pocketing the savings as private profit. (exception only when the employer is a public or charitable organisation)
Thanks Mike, very interesting read. Supporting Maori is a great way to encourage the country to be more concerned about people and community generally, instead of the current neoliberal idea about society.
So much so that he has become a poster boy for Maori men's health! https://menshealthweek.co.nz/maori-mens-health-status/
"The US has taken and continues to take a very strong interest in what happens in Ukraine." But what you said was "US proxy combatants", which is a far cry from that. You attempt to deny an entire suffering nation's people of agency, with such slander. ...
Reducing the desperate struggle for survival by the Ukrainian people to a russian propaganda attack angle ("US proxy combatants") casts a shadow over everything else Mike writes here, to me.
Caffeine == Nicotine is a tobacco industry public relations line, it is notable to see the minister using it, more evidence she is captured by tobacco lobbyists. The two drugs have some similarities. While the tobacco industry is implying that caffeine is ...
NZ put on the block to the highest bidder. NZ citizens the low-cost labour under our wealthy overlords. All to plan, I would think!
Across-the-board random-number cuts like this are a clear sign of blind ideology. Cut 7.5%....what if the 7.5% cut ends up costing us 20%? What if the cut is socially very valuable compared to the proposed tax cuts for rich people? Don't know, no analysis,...
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