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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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Wonder if this is the advice Julie bishop handed out to the nats leadership recently…
https://www.news.com.au/finance/work/leaders/julie-bishop-announces-she-will-quit-politics-at-the-next-election/news-story/6bcf134652e4c74e416a5630f2a8d3ed
National are irrelevant, just white noise in an echo chamber, die hard supporters will be left polarised and reeling.
Now capital gains tax looks likely I can’t see a way to get ahead. How depressing.
They could have at least limited it to people with actual wealth, or capital gains over 100K a year.
Green business is the way.
Looks like there’s a niche for solar crematoria.
Always thought sunlight would do the Gnats a power of good.
There is no need to worry A. None of us can get ahead with CC wiping out so much, and science and AI and comm technology reducing enjoyment and free will and ability to shape one’s own life. What if the overbalancing money system does break down, or the meta-rich decide to kill off some countries. China is harassing a number of groups, Myanmar other, UK has groups against Poles who fought for them in WW2 and had about 2/3 of their nation killed by that. And on it goes. What’s to look forward to? Enjoy today and feel happy you get something to pay tax on.
Soylent Green
its like green jelly but with human remnants.
Yummy! They taste just like in Grandma’s time.
How do you mean you can’t get ahead? What is your usual income from? How did you manage to get a second house? You do realize that you will still get money from your asset, just not as much
Is that an attempt at humour, A? You are taxed only a small portion of your Gain. You still have a huge two thirds of it left for you to play with to your heart’s content.
What are you whining about? It is what happens to my salary, and I don’t whine.
But I should. To my mind we have it all the wrong way round. Capital Gains should not be tax-free. The only thing that should be tax-free is the income that you earn from actually working. The income that you earn by the sweat of your brow should be sacred. Nobody should tax it – that is theft. But there should be a tax on any transaction that anyone does when spending that money, or investing excesses for profit.
The wrong things are tax-free at present.
Now capital gains tax looks likely I can’t see a way to get ahead. How depressing.
It doesn’t look likely at all. But please tell me why you want to be the wealthiest person at the cemetery…and when you’re reclining on your death bed, will you really be thinking that you wish you had more money in the bank?
Ahead of whom? Ordinary citizens who get their only income through employment?
Julie Bishop meets Simon Bridges, loses the will to carry on:
https://www.news.com.au/finance/work/leaders/julie-bishop-announces-she-will-quit-politics-at-the-next-election/news-story/6bcf134652e4c74e416a5630f2a8d3ed
LOL TRP
HehTRP!
On a sad note, I had no idea that Wayne Elliot from Knightshade had died of cancer back in December last year.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/109100153/lead-singer-of-rock-band-knightshade-wayne-elliot-has-died
A true NZ rock icon, I loved your music, keep on rocking Wayne wherever you may be.
Kua hinga te totara i te wao nui a Tane
Also Peter Peryer ONZM died in November. He was an important New Zeland photographer in a country which doesn’t rate art, and particularly photography, very highly.
https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/peter-peryer-portrait-of-a-photographer-1994
We have all the usual suspects fawning over Jordan Peterson. A jumped up reactionary prude who:
1) wants women to stop enjoying sex and just get pregnant.
2) line up LGBT people against a wall and shoot them.
3) ban abortion and contraception
4) abolish University humanity departments
5) have creationism taught in schools
6) strip all women of their rights
7)have women paid less than men
8) abolish no fault divorce
If you support Peterson, you agree with all those points.
Geez at least find out what the guy actually thinks before typing such rubbish.
I am pretty sure that is what he thinks.
Fascinating … where did you come by this certainty?
I’m pretty sure you shouldn’t publish a list of things you allege someone wants to implement without actually having some evidence.
Well its not that difficult to find out Shadders – there is no mystery with Jordan Peterson.
No, which is why Millsy’s misrepresentation is inexcusable.
So take the opportunity to tell us what you think and enlighten us with why you think differently, don’t just instruct millsy on what he should and shouldn’t do.
Millay made a series of claims about Peterson. Those claimed demonstrate he knows nothing about Peterson. That is all needs to be said.
Just saying that millsy’s claims demonstrate he knows nothing, without saying why you think this, is extremely unconvincing Shads.
Just saying that if Millsy had any evidence for his claims he would have responded by now.
Geez at least find out what the guy actually thinks before typing such rubbish.
I don’t think millsy has ever stopped to find out what people actually think before declaring what they think. It’s a modus operandi that’s served him badly for well over a decade now.
I would imagine any woman that slept with him or his followers could tick off at least the first half of point 1.
Oh.
https://twitter.com/redfacts/status/1097891270578581504
Dunno whether humping human heads is general bird thing or it’s just a few species that get off on it. This one of Sirocco and Mark Carwardine is priceless.
https://youtu.be/9T1vfsHYiKY
Simon’s really crap and typically out of touch reaction to the TWG is roasted in this article…in The Herald no less.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12205985
ha ha ha more useless opinion from a stupid little girl https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/life/110756985/why-jordan-peterson-is-a-sign-of-our-very-scary-times
You’re being ironic, right?
Yeah, what is vto saying?
I think it’s a neo-postmodern illustration of JP’s target market.
We are left to guess… but I think you could very well be right.
No particular meaning was intended. It was merely a condensation of the opinion piece and a swap of the agenders.