Lprent why are you so uncivil? I didn't know that the sovereign fund was set up to cover the superannuation shortfall. Now that I do I will check it out to see how it will do that. On the CGT I do not understand why Jacinda categorically ruled it out if ...
Drowsy I wrote that wealth taxes are deeply unpopular in NZ because I'm sure I remember Jacinda saying that. But can't find any link. I find as I have more time now that I enjoy reading political blogs and thinking about what I would do if I was running ...
Labour and the left generally are in a difficult position with tax policy. They have made a commitment to electrify the country by 2050 which is estimated to cost 500 billion. Superannuation costs remain unaddressed. We used to have 8 workers to tax for ...
I find it ridiculous that we let our politicians get away with saying that their plan is for NZ to be zero emissions in 25 years. It is simply a project. Describe the problem. Plan the solution- broken down over 25 years and begin. No more ad hoc policies....
Yes Weka the scale of the problem is difficult for the human mind and heart to deal with. If any problem needed to be government led it is our commitment to net zero emissions. We know exactly what we need to do to get there. We know what it is going to ...
Hi AB you comment: "Indeed Michael @2.1. Passive income can give people financial freedom. However, in the case of residential rental properties, this passive income is partially extracted from someone else, and it increases property prices through the ...
Drowsy the comments are out of sync but if you see this I agree with you re our luck in the "Grace of God" department. More so perhaps as I am a follower of Jesus. I realise that I won the lottery being born in NZ with opportunities not afforded to those ...
Yes Drowsy I agree that financial freedom is great and have spent the last 20 years able to follow my passion of helping young people start, run and grow businesses. I agree that we need to avoid - the "love of money" - but find generosity is the best ...
I agree Drowsy that building passive investment is a great life goal. Passive income gives the freedom to do what truly matters to you. I am very grateful that my family taught me the principle at a young age.
Just received this article about why Newshub should have moved right to stay in business which says it much better than I could. https://www.downtoearth.kiwi/post/economics-101-explains-why-newshub-bankrupted-it-was-the-fault-of-its-own-journalists-who-...
TV1 and TV3 were interchangeable to me. Why didn't TV3 try to move to a more conservative position rather than doing the same as the state channel. Like Fox or Tele in France. Get people like Phillip Crump, Oliver Hartwich and Mike Hosking for editorial ...
We already have a land value tax I can’t afford another one
I'm simply saying that the Treaty means different things to different people. Especially Maori. On 6 Feb I joined the hikoi at Waitangi and carried my sign Toitu te Tiriti. It was great fun. Wonderful people and a wonderful day. Roblogic says to stop ...
Weka I'm not trying to be obtuse. I'm not a lawyer or academic. I want the best for all of us. My argument is that we need to agree what the Treaty says or it will cause more and more division. "The Crown has acknowledged that fisheries are included in the...
The point I am trying to make is that if we don't agree as a society about what the Treaty says it harms Maori. If it continues undefined it hurts Maori. Some say this Some say that. Factions form. Accusations of racism fill the place The Matike Mai report...
Absolutely Roblogic lets honour the Treaty. Did Maori cede sovereignty? Do you see it as a partnership? If so fight to get it into law. No court has so far ever suggested or ruled the Treaty is a partnership. Do you see the Treaty as a document outlining ...
Micky , as I'm sure you know, the Maori version of the Treaty does not mention fisheries.
RL if Maori have legitimate claims to water - or ownership of the water- then we need to enshrine them in law. This is where 3W went off the tracks. The Waitangi Tribunal acts in an advisory capacity- it can't pass legislation. Water is obviously a taonga ...
Article 2 doesn't mention water. "The Second The Queen of England agrees to protect the chiefs, the subtribes and all the people of New Zealand in the unqualified exercise of their chieftainship over their lands, villages and all their treasures. But on ...
Yes Roblogic I think you are correct that 3W was hugely influential for voters in the last election. Everyone would have understood the need to reform this infrastructure and gone along with it if Labour had not made these errors: 1. The initial ...
You may be right MB but as someone said "We're all just walking each other home" I grew up in a poorish community with lots of urban Maori families. I genuinely can't remember any prejudice. We all went to the same churches and played the same sports. My ...
Millsy are you a leftist caricature?
I find myself moving right. It started with the proposed introduction of changes to the free speech laws. The left had always championed free speech and it was a shock when I found myself incensed after hearing Kris Faafoi explain that people were able to ...
I love his plan "A radical plan to address inequality in Aotearoa by making all essential services free and overhauling the tax system." But it could need a bigger wealth tax
Does anyone know what percentage of Maori prisoners are gang members? I assume that most go back to their gangs upon release and continue to live their outlaw lives. Would they be interested in the provision of jobs or housing?
Patricia I agree that Luxon fails to give consideration to the many Maori who want to "Do things for themselves, in their own way" The big question we need to address in terms of honouring the treaty is the sovereignty issue. Do we want to- as a nation- go...
Why don't we simply bite the bullet and transfer the 40% of crown owned land and the conservation estate to Maori. It would be managed better than now by Kaitiakitanga principles and would demonstrate a genuine commitment to right what is possible without ...
If there is a silver bullet to increase equality it is housing Ownership of property changes everything Inequality will not be changed by the middle class condemning it as a moral wrong. It will be overcome by getting our young into homes that they can own...
I don't think that a wealth tax is the answer as it has been tried and largely failed. I was living in Sweden in 2007 when they got rid of their wealth tax because it raised so little money. In France Macron abandoned it after approx 40,000 wealthy ...
I love what Michael King said about being a part of NZ as a Pakeha "For me, then, to be a Pakeha on the cusp of the 21st century; is not to be European. it is not to be alien in my own country. It is to be a non-Maori New Zealander who is aware and proud ...
The question we need answered is whether there is any evidence that donations from wealthy individuals,corporates or unions enable influence not available to those voters without financial resources.
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