I heard her going on about Plastic bags so she is the one I blame for the stupid ban etc I walk with sticks, two of them, so a plastic bag was very handy for carrying things..... never mind so people simply do not care until they have problems :-) paper ...
My problem with the current sytem is What do I do with the 'nice' paper bags that Countdown delivery my groceries in? three or four a weekly delivery. Most after I take out the goods are like new and I carefully fold them and store in a paper bag ... I ...
I prefer the 'old' line system to the difficultly I have is tuning into any station on FM. AM is good enough for me :-) Cell phone Costs..... while land line is cheaper and works better, IMO anyway :-)
The thought of a huge govt backed media spewing fort the pet ideas of a govt horrifies me. Left or right they are equally as bad as each other. RNZ is bad enough as it is now with its bias.... I do not have or watch TV rubbish but know it is more ...
None that people would recognise and I was just expressing my opinion based on what I have read in connection with this event mainly from this thread and radio rerports. as I read further down this page you seem to have a lot of experience which I respect ...
She is obviously just jumping on the current fad of CC as seemingly the author of this thread.
Climate change may or may not be having some effect but the carelessness of Aussi politicians in stopping the clearing of undergrowth and tree droppings is a major cause towards the severity of Aussie's problem.... their own fault and likely we will have ...
Iran has been thumping its whats-it at America with the US playing it cool so it is about time they showed Iran what to expect it they continue. The problem will come from all the small groups looking to have the 'west' on.
Thank you for those figures Joe90. I get rather tired of all these silly comments about Trump... grow up folk, it doesn't help with the discussion and is foolish and un productive name calling. What children do before they grow up, if they do.
"I still can't figure out why New Zealanders are on the whole so contented." Maybe they are resigned to the fact that they cannot win and get on within the limitations they face instead of ranting about evil capitalism and strident lefties as we read here ...
"most rapacious business minded folk, those with with psychopathic tendencies." simce I have never met one of these folk I think it is silly leftish mythology
Self interest needs to be both for self and one's community to work properly. Idealistic yes but that is where I am having had success and hold backs in my carear. But my question is "how do we educate all to hold those views?" Is it possible?
I believe that most people want success in the form of promotion which in turn leads to more money whatever political creed they espouse. which is capitalism. I see contentment and happiness coming from being satisfied with what you have. So I want a ...
But until it happens the idea will be ignored and when it does it will be too late.
The final paragraph suggests I am correct in calling for a meld of Lab/Nat so that the capitalism is moderated and becomes better for humans.
"They estimate US224 trillion dollars of global debt" Just imagine the wasted effort in paying the interest on that?
I guess home ownership is a dream of most for the simple economics but it should be up to the individual rather than govt to provide. But unforuneately this govt seems to be on the ownership bandwagon which is a waste of govt resources in fixing the ...
A reason why I am keen to stay and die in my own house rather than go to a rest home So many bad story's about rest homes and so called care.
Pat ... I have nothing against private landlords as they are trying to run a business wtth govts. blue and red, loading more and more costs onto them because as they sit with their great salaries coming in every two weeks they have little appreciation of ...
The problem with such increases in the minimum wage and related increases to those already above the current minimum is that the cost to business goes up yet once again, and most are hardly better off. True as the beneficiary of numerous wage increases in ...
Not the subject of this thread Weka, sorry ....BUT the solution, or part of it, is the provision of Govt Housing stock, for rent and sale. Much more of it as not everybody has the nouse or energy to build their own home as I did twice, for my family and ...
No housing crisis pre this Govt> rubbish! You must be joking.
One of the good thing in my life was the rolling back of Kirks siper scheme as I could and likely would have joined my NatProv as part of it. Instead after all these years I now have both Super and NatProv, which leads me to support increases in benefits ...
As a public servant my flat-mate knew our rent would go up whenever he got a raise. He is dead now but spoke of past years when increases in pay were often preceded by rent increass, often before he got his increase.. That might be fair enough but rent is ...
Trouble with that is that approval often depends on one's politics rather than truth.
But of course it wasn't 11 Billion but far more. Neither side had it right.
People tend to be idealistic when they are young and more realistic as they grow older. along with all the other reasons mentioned above. Personally at 88 years, a few days ago :) I think Labour 'lost it' in the UK and might well do so here too. My ...
A few years back I was in the position that I might have been able to become a Landlord. But reading this I am very glad that I didn't venture in that direction with these draconian restrictions being put on landlords. Even though I get a miserable amount ...
It would be a great long term goal but in the current climate and lack of workers it is pure election foolery/bribery for the short or medium as suggested by Robbo. :) I see the govt position as similar to my own and I am glad I currently spend only what I...
An interesting opinion piece but surely the current govt is not running the country but the country is running itself despite the clueless govt,
*1 Peter
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