Daily Review 26/10/2016

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  1. Richard Rawshark 1
    26 October 2016 at 6:22 pm

    Seen Winston complaining about a motel..fact that struck me was that the minimum wage is 15.50 and trainee’s 12.20.

    Now I am a human being, even a hobo’s worth more than 15.50 for 1 hour of his life.

    If capitalism really worked, the value of an hour of ones finite lifespan would be worth a heck of a lot more than what someone else is told by dear leader to pay them.

    It’s about time wages were re-viewed.

    15 fkn dollars, anyone comes to me with the cheek to offer me that, an earful, more like a ranting at.

    • BM 1.1
      26 October 2016 at 6:56 pm

      You probably have more skills , bit of perspective there Richard.

      • Richard Rawshark 1.1.1
        26 October 2016 at 6:59 pm

        Ty BM, i’ll take that as an undeserved compliment, cheers.

        🙂

        But I have after many years reached a conclusion that bosses are too greedy and nasty and i’m boycotting them all.

      • Draco T Bastard 1.1.2
        26 October 2016 at 7:55 pm

        There’s one bit that you RWNJs always miss when you go on about skills and pay rates – that’s that people actually need the same amount of food to live, a roof over their heads, and clothes to wear. That means that they have to have enough income each week to provide them.

        $15 per hour doesn’t do that.

        • AB 1.1.2.1
          26 October 2016 at 11:09 pm

          But if your conception of society is a state of open warfare of all against all, then you don’t actually care about any of that.

          • Draco T Bastard 1.1.2.1.1
            26 October 2016 at 11:23 pm

            Well, true.

            Which is probably why right-wing policies always leave us worse off.

        • Chuck 1.1.2.2
          27 October 2016 at 10:15 am

          “$15 per hour doesn’t do that.”

          That’s a bit simplistic Draco, as there are many different scenario’s that could be in play. Plus its $15.25 per hour.

          For instance, are you talking about a 18 year old still at home? or dad / mom working etc…If its a family situation you need to add in accommodation supplement and WFF, which adds a significant amount to the weekly income.

          I am also interested to hear comments if say tomorrow the minimum wage was increased to $19.25 per hour (living wage). That would increase gross pay for a 40 hour week by $160.

          On the other side of the ledger will be reduced WFF and accommodation supplements…which might leave a family with approx. the same nett income at the end of the week.

          The overall effect would be business taking over from the tax payer. And the big winner would be people without family’s…they can bank the $160 week increase (less tax).

          • Draco T Bastard 1.1.2.2.1
            27 October 2016 at 10:51 am

            All the typical RWNJ excuses for not paying people enough.

            For instance, are you talking about a 18 year old still at home? or dad / mom working etc…If its a family situation you need to add in accommodation supplement and WFF, which adds a significant amount to the weekly income.

            Or we could, you know, pay people enough rather than making excuses not to.

            The overall effect would be business taking over from the tax payer.

            Glad to see you admit that WFF is a taxpayer funded subsidy of businesses.

  2. Richard Rawshark 2
    26 October 2016 at 6:24 pm

    BTW apparently it’s international teachers day. Respect.

  3. Richard Rawshark 3
    26 October 2016 at 6:57 pm

    more good news

    http://www.msn.com/en-nz/money/news/nz-moves-up-a-spot-in-gender-parity-ranks/ar-AAjoQSh?li=BBqddE1&ocid=iehp

    in 2006 we were 7th so under National, gender parity has slid 2 places.

    …

    • BM 3.1
      26 October 2016 at 7:03 pm

      New Zealand has moved up one place in a global ranking of gender parity, but sits behind Rwanda and the Philippines.

      The white person superiority smugness of that comment gives me the screaming shits.

      WEF can take their bullshit and shove it up their racist arses.

      • Richard Rawshark 3.1.1
        26 October 2016 at 7:07 pm

        I would read that the other way around BM, they are above NZ, so they are gloating..

      • BM 3.1.2
        26 October 2016 at 7:14 pm

        I read that as a rather racist negative for NZ

        White country, look at those darkies they’re doing so much better, you should feel ashamed.

  4. Richard Rawshark 4
    26 October 2016 at 7:06 pm

    I have for sale, one air force plane switch, in perfect working condition.

    Recently acquired and now not needed.

    it’s marked headlights.

    • Sacha 4.1
      26 October 2016 at 8:02 pm

      Brighter future.

      • Richard Rawshark 4.1.1
        26 October 2016 at 8:54 pm

        🙂 I was close though it was a brake light.

        You would think a 30 million dollar aircraft would have spare bulbs.

        • Sacha 4.1.1.1
          26 October 2016 at 9:30 pm

          Worked ages ago with the preventive maintenance software for the joint Aus/NZ navy frigates – aim is to replace stuff before it fails, because the consequences can be deadly. Air Force obviously bit behind the times on that.

  5. Richard Rawshark 5
    26 October 2016 at 8:53 pm

    Where is Murray…….

    That snake, he’s always hiding away.

    Did he sneak off to join Isis? and is that what worries John, they might send him back.

  6. Muttonbird 6
    26 October 2016 at 9:23 pm

    The Gold Coast of Australia. Tinder date ends in a death fall. Theme park places public safety at the bottom of the list of things to do.

    Killing tourists since ages ago.

    • AB 6.1
      26 October 2016 at 11:16 pm

      Not quite up to the death and injury level of the NZ ‘adventure’ tourism industry yet but improving fast it seems.
      The commercial culture that gave us leaky buildings seems particularly well designed for killing tourists. Punching above our weight as usual.

    • mauī 6.2
      27 October 2016 at 12:03 am

      Dreamworld is reopening on Friday for a “Memorial Day”. Paper things over and get back to making money. This does sound very familiar and highly unethical…

  7. Dale 7
    27 October 2016 at 1:45 am

    Oh great Mayor Goff wants to spend a billion on a new stadium and a walkway out on the harbour. No mention of freeing up land for cheaper housing. Well done,higher house prices and its all John Keys fault!
    FFS! The council needs to stop fucking the rate payers over!
    Congrats Auckland your fucked with another idiot Lefty in charge.

    • tc 7.1
      27 October 2016 at 6:27 am

      Geoff is no lefty, the closest he gets is centre leftish on some issues but mostly hangs on the right along with other actoids Douglas and Prebble.

      Do try and keep up as akl ratepayers were screwed over with supershity, a nact product in every sense which will continue damaging our largest city till a govt reforms it.

    • Richard Rawshark 7.2
      27 October 2016 at 9:44 am

      Think you were just itching to find the first thing about that leftie ex politician you could, fact he said this was all going to be considered and done well after priorities of more importance, you seem to conveniently forget/dismiss as it doesn’t tie in with your fucking eagerness to slag him off. DICKHEAD.