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The current rise of populism challenges the way we think about people’s relationship to the economy.We seem to be entering an era of populism, in which leadership in a democracy is based on preferences of the population which do not seem entirely rational nor serving their longer interests. ...
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The Dem’s will be looking for their version of our Jacinda Ardern for 2020.
Unfortunately, they’re probably going to try and resurrect Clinton:
The line “The voters chose her in 2016” is a bit of a giveaway. That’s a bit like saying “the voters chose National in 2017”. The reality is Clinton is the 21st century version of Al Gore…the loser of an election she should have had on a plate. There are far better people in the Democrats. At least i hope so.
Best WIN of the day
As I say – we need to be a democracy rather than the elected dictatorship that we are.
Just saw on the news that Twyford has changed kiwibuild so that now if the buyers sell within three years of buying kiwibuild houses they only lose 30% capital gain.
Fans of the kiwibuild scheme in it’s current form please feel free to defend this.
I’m all ears (or eyes, as the case may be)
Where did you find this Chris T?
Was on 3 news
No article on it yet so assume was decided not that long ago.
Twyford said not only making it 30% was too “draconian”
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2018/11/exclusive-housing-minister-s-backdown-on-penalties-for-kiwibuild-property-flippers.html
Newshub can reveal KiwiBuild has just become a much better investment.
The Housing Minister has quietly softened up the penalties applied to buyers who flip their home.
Documents obtained by Newshub show owners will no longer have to give up all capital gain they make on the house if they sell it within three years.
That’s funny as heck.
That’s atrocious but not surprising from a government that supports capitalism.
Apparently Kiwibuild is hopeless. Apparently everything Labour suggests or does around housing is bad, bad, bad, wrong, wrong, wrong.
The alternatives put up by the naysayers, the comprehensive alternatives if you like, are a bit thin on the ground.
The reasons things like Kiwibuild and any other Government moves are happening are supposedly because there is a need, something needs to be done. Funny that we’ve, they’ve got to a position where dramatic things have to happen.
“The reasons things like Kiwibuild and any other Government moves are happening are supposedly because there is a need, something needs to be done.”
Yes, apparently what needs to be done is middle to rich young couples need to get instant massive capital gains.
Labour are doing things worthy of praise. KiwiBuild is not one of them.