Written By: - Date published: 5:26 pm, May 18th, 2015 - 14 comments
John Key is now arguing that black is white – that a Tax on Capital Gains isn’t a Capital Gains Tax.
“Typical politician” many will say – and that shows how far John Key’s skills have fallen.
Written By: - Date published: 12:32 pm, May 18th, 2015 - 9 comments
Written By: - Date published: 10:37 am, May 18th, 2015 - 13 comments
The levels of poverty and inequality in NZ are a disgrace. Apparently the budget is to “arrest the decline”, but we have heard such promises again and again from Key.
Written By: - Date published: 9:15 am, May 18th, 2015 - 48 comments
Deborah Russell is a senior lecturer in taxation at Massey University and was Labour’s candidate in Rangitīkei in the 2014 general election. In this post she sets out her preliminary views on National’s new tax.
Written By: - Date published: 8:42 am, May 18th, 2015 - 39 comments
According to John Key the proposed tax on capital gains if a property is sold within two years of purchase is not a capital gains tax, there is no housing bubble in Auckland, and the proposed new tax does not represent a complete about face by the Government.
Written By: - Date published: 7:08 am, May 18th, 2015 - 261 comments
Just two years ago, leading lights in the neo-liberal cult were denying the existence of poverty in New Zealand. In the semi-public havens of the rich, it was the messengers who were being abused for rattling the neo-liberal cognitive dissonance with pesky facts and sympathetic portrayals of actual poor people.
Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, May 18th, 2015 - 46 comments
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Written By: - Date published: 11:45 am, May 17th, 2015 - 196 comments
National appears to be doing an about face on a Capital Gains Tax for housing.
Written By: - Date published: 10:14 am, May 17th, 2015 - 52 comments
The latest attacks on the left involves the right claiming that left activists are too angry and hurting labour’s chances in the UK as well as New Zealand.
Written By: - Date published: 6:08 am, May 17th, 2015 - 64 comments
Back in March 1988 David Lange had a clear idea about what lay ahead for New Zealanders as the long-term consequences of Roger Douglas’ psychopathic worshipping of the metaphysical Invisible Hand gradually materialised.
Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, May 17th, 2015 - 76 comments
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Written By: - Date published: 11:47 am, May 16th, 2015 - 46 comments
Simon Bridges wants to ease Auckland’s congestion by investing more into local roads and less in rail. And by the looks of things he wants to politicise transport funding in a way that has not occurred for decades.
Written By: - Date published: 8:33 am, May 16th, 2015 - 46 comments
The Auditor General has decided that Katherine Rich, head of the Food and Grocery Council which includes Coca Cola as well as Alcohol and Tobacco interests has no conflict in being a member of the Health Promotion Agency, a quango with the role of supporting healthy lifestyles.
Written By: - Date published: 8:06 am, May 16th, 2015 - 18 comments
Unbelievable.
Written By: - Date published: 7:43 am, May 16th, 2015 - 38 comments
What would be in your budget speech if you were leader of the opposition?
Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, May 16th, 2015 - 45 comments
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Written By: - Date published: 5:30 pm, May 15th, 2015 - 9 comments
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Written By: - Date published: 2:59 pm, May 15th, 2015 - 59 comments
Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson gave his pre-budget speech this morning. “So, what would a responsible government be doing in the Budget next week?”…
Written By: - Date published: 10:56 am, May 15th, 2015 - 142 comments
David Farrar has a bad case of STD (Standard Titillation Disorder).
Written By: - Date published: 9:23 am, May 15th, 2015 - 23 comments
I’m all in favour of holding Key accountable for his actions in general, but not when the victim herself has asked McCready to desist. McCready should respect her wishes.
Written By: - Date published: 8:28 am, May 15th, 2015 - 23 comments
Chris Finlayson has described a comment made by John Key as “wild eyed stuff” on National Radio,
Written By: - Date published: 6:22 am, May 15th, 2015 - 46 comments
All the best to those coping with the wild weather or its aftermath. We’ll see lots of photos of floods and damage, but no discussion of the increasing risks of extreme weather.
Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, May 15th, 2015 - 98 comments
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Written By: - Date published: 5:30 pm, May 14th, 2015 - 8 comments
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Written By: - Date published: 5:01 pm, May 14th, 2015 - 13 comments
Spy watchdog Cheryl Gwyn has announced an investigation into circumstances surrounding possible spying on our allies by the GCSB in support of Tim Groser’s tilt for the top WTO job.
Written By: - Date published: 12:17 pm, May 14th, 2015 - 25 comments
Given that Amanda Bailey asked McCready to withdraw his case, this is good news.
Written By: - Date published: 10:30 am, May 14th, 2015 - 68 comments
One of the biggest political deceptions in our lifetime? Or just an honest mistake by our noble Finance Minister?
Written By: - Date published: 9:22 am, May 14th, 2015 - 24 comments
Pulling ponytails and calling people names – I guess it’s true, the PM is 11 years old.
Written By: - Date published: 9:03 am, May 14th, 2015 - 54 comments
Why is it left to the Reserve Bank to try and tackle the property bubble? It’s true – this government is recklessly complacent.
Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, May 14th, 2015 - 226 comments
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Written By: - Date published: 6:15 pm, May 13th, 2015 - 28 comments
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