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Written By: Michael Scott - Date published: 1:30 pm, February 5th, 2025
Weka it is not reasonable to simply say Maori can decide what is best for Maori. My wife and I were in the Toitu te Tiriti march at Waitangi last year and there were a lot of different ideas amongst Maori about to bring that about. There was a group from ...Written By: Michael Scott - Date published: 12:35 pm, February 5th, 2025
But who decides what's good for Maori?Written By: Michael Scott - Date published: 9:57 am, February 5th, 2025
My concern has got nothing to do with whether Maori are involved or not. It is that any unelected person with the legal authority to over rule the decisions of the elected members of government would be the most powerful person in NZ politics. Does that ...Written By: Michael Scott - Date published: 8:04 am, February 5th, 2025
Tony I don't like the idea of your third point- an Iwi Upper House that could reject Lower House legislation. Do you propose that the Iwi members be elected or appointed? The Maori Party have announced a new non negotiable policy of appointing a ...Written By: Michael Scott - Date published: 6:00 pm, February 4th, 2025
If Trump can sort out the problems in the US with a trade war rather than a shooting war he will be venerated. I read this popular substack to find out what is happening in the big tech companies and was today surprised to read the authors 180 degree ...Written By: Michael Scott - Date published: 3:54 pm, February 4th, 2025
DOS there maybe an embargo on US goods still. I don't know. What I do know is that the Cuban government is corrupt and desperate. Yesterday- for the first time ever - they went begging to the UN World Food Program. Castro would Never have done that. The ...Written By: Michael Scott - Date published: 1:50 pm, February 4th, 2025
Hi DOS US suppliers are not prohibited from selling food to the Cuban government. At the moment all of the frozen chickens in the system are from the US along with many other items. Cuba can order whatever food it wants from the US and would order a lot ...Written By: Michael Scott - Date published: 11:34 am, February 4th, 2025
Australia has a lot more supermarket choice than NZ with Aldi and Metcash along with the big Woolworths and Coles. Martyn Bradbury suggests setting up a competitor to the NZ duopoly to be jointly owned by the State and Iwi. This new business would pay ...Written By: Michael Scott - Date published: 10:37 am, February 4th, 2025
I often think about what the perfect society would look like. And what part I play and what part the state. Obviously individuals can't provide hospitals, police, roads etc. What if everyone was housed and had their nutritional needs met. And there was ...Written By: Michael Scott - Date published: 9:24 am, February 4th, 2025
In a food crisis the state would obviously be involved but outside of that private enterprise works better for food distribution. We grow our own veges mostly and bake sourdough bread and eat little meat so our food bill is low. Fish is free so we eat lots ...Written By: Michael Scott - Date published: 8:53 am, February 4th, 2025
It is true that food is a human necessity but I don't think it is a good idea for the state to be in charge of food distribution. The private sector is more efficient. I have a long association with Cuba where the state heavily subsidises staple food ...Written By: Michael Scott - Date published: 7:33 pm, February 3rd, 2025
In 2018 31% of people in the US described themselves as working class according to Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_class_in_the_United_States#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20class%20model,described%20themselves%20as%20working%20class. But ...Written By: Michael Scott - Date published: 2:40 pm, February 3rd, 2025
I don't think there is any way back for the Democrats if Trump retains the working class vote. And he will if his policies grow jobs and make their lives better. He will demolish the first pillar of neoliberalism (free trade) if he implements the tarrifs ...Written By: Michael Scott - Date published: 9:31 am, December 31st, 2024
It will be interesting to see where the US economy ends up under Trump. His electoral success can be seen as a working class rejection of neoliberalism in favour of a more controlling and authoritarian approachWritten By: Michael Scott - Date published: 12:32 pm, December 19th, 2024
Economist Robert MaCulloch published the Treasury Table Forecast Statement of Cash Flows with sharp commentary. This shows that National is proposing to borrow at least as much and probably more than Labour. https://www.downtoearth.kiwi/post/yes-labour- ...Written By: Michael Scott - Date published: 5:56 pm, December 16th, 2024
We can't get rid of plastic unfortunately, but we can get a lot better in eliminating unnecessary use and disposal.Written By: Michael Scott - Date published: 6:09 pm, December 14th, 2024
We have a Bill of Rights https://www.justice.govt.nz/justice-sector-policy/constitutional-issues-and-human-rights/the-bill-of-rights-act/#:~:text=The%20New%20Zealand%20Bill%20of,whether%20it%20meets%20BORA%20requirements.Written By: Michael Scott - Date published: 9:56 pm, November 25th, 2024
Nick do you have any idea of the radically different economic system that could replace capitalism?Written By: Michael Scott - Date published: 10:25 am, September 10th, 2024
National campaigned on providing healthcare on the basis of need not ethnicityWritten By: Michael Scott - Date published: 6:37 pm, September 9th, 2024
Apologies - didn't realise we were discussing domestic renewable solutions.Written By: Michael Scott - Date published: 6:30 pm, September 9th, 2024
The main reason unions struggle for members in NZ is that most businesses are small. 97% of our businesses employ less than 20 people. 2.1% employ 20 to 100 and less than 1% employ over 100 . Those employees with talent necessarily move quickly between ...Written By: Michael Scott - Date published: 5:52 pm, September 9th, 2024
If the evidence from other countries is that private school teachers are underpaid and the educational outcomes are poor we could legislate that private schools must pay the same as State schools at a minimum. And must achieve measurable high educational ...Written By: Michael Scott - Date published: 5:34 pm, September 9th, 2024
Wind is much more efficient than solar. "Compared to solar panels, wind turbines release less CO2 to the atmosphere, consume less energy, and produce more energy overall. In fact, one wind turbine may generate the same amount of electricity as seven ...Written By: Michael Scott - Date published: 5:21 pm, September 9th, 2024
I can't see the problem with the state funding private schools at the rate it costs the state to educate children. Simply set high standards for private schools and if they don't meet them withdraw the funding. The State does not need to be involved in ...Written By: Michael Scott - Date published: 9:26 pm, September 7th, 2024
Incognito why do you think that there are waiting lists for religious schools including low decile ones. https://www.metromag.co.nz/society/society-schools/catholic-schools-how-good-are-they-reallyWritten By: Michael Scott - Date published: 8:55 pm, September 7th, 2024
Most NZ state schools used to teach religious education so those with a religious affiliation were happy. But less state schools choose to now. I would guess about 50% still teach RE. " Most parents would want their children to have a good education and ...Written By: Michael Scott - Date published: 7:36 pm, September 7th, 2024
The relevance is that most people have a religious belief and would want their children's education to somewhat align to that belief. eg . For Christians a belief that there is a God.Written By: Michael Scott - Date published: 6:51 pm, September 7th, 2024
SPC my point is that those parents with a religious affiliation often want their children's education to be affirming of that worldview. 47% of New Zealanders is quite a lot.Written By: Michael Scott - Date published: 6:27 pm, September 7th, 2024
https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2012/12/18/global-religious-landscape-exec/#:~:text=A%20comprehensive%20demographic%20study%20of,world%20population%20of%206.9%20billion.Written By: Michael Scott - Date published: 6:09 pm, September 7th, 2024
DOS Considering that over 80% of people have a religious affiliation it is unrealistic to contend that parents should not want their children to be educated without accommodation of their worldview.
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