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.
SPC I don't know how to prove that the numbers David Parker used to demonstrate that the wealthiest among us pay less tax weren't a genuine comparison - but I can confirm that his figures used unrealised capital gains for the ultra wealthy.
The tax numbers that Parker was using were the effective tax rates paid by the wealthy if unrealised capital gains were added to their taxable incomes. He claimed that the average taxpayer payed around 20% while the wealthy paid half of that. The ...
Why would wealth sent offshore be subject to CGT or stamp duty? NZ has neither. And stamp duty is paid on the purchase of a house not the sale. Our goal should be to create as much wealth as possible for as many as possible. The lower tax rate cited by ...
I think we need to ask how much more tax we need and have a clear plan for where it will be used. I read that the 3% of the wealthiest NZ'ers already pay about 25% of all income tax and that the bottom 50% of taxpayers paid no net tax at all. If we were to...
It makes no sense to call someone you don't sociopathic on the basis of their opinion on a blog site In your first paragraph you seem to agree with me that the new govt won't cut benefits but believe that they will increase them in line with the CPI. In ...
The new coalition government won't cut benefits. They will just make those who can work take the jobs that are on offer
The reason for the dawn raids is because it is the best time to catch illegal immigrants. Most of them work as they cannot access welfare and the employers pay them under the table. Police would be wasting their time doing business hour raids as there ...
Absolutely 100% tsmithfield.
Philip I realise meat is off the menu but if carrots scream when cut and fish are gone then what shall we eat?
I'm no scientist but I love to fish and can clearly see the effect of the rising sea temperatures in my area. The marlin fishing season is extended by almost 3 months as temperatures stay above 18 degrees longer and we are now regularly catching the ...
These small nuclear power plants cost about 4 Billion NZD each. A single plant powers 1million homes. Rolls Royce claims they are relatively quick to build and have all the latest safety features. A couple of these and we would have emission free ...
Thanks for the explanation Weka l really hope that you are wrong about men being less likely to act on safeguarding the concerns of women and children I choose not to watch pornography or buy sex because it would break me if my children were to choose ...
I don’t understand why men would have any more conflict of interest than women when it comes to porn
Maybe his financial advisor could cover some of the loss
Yes agree that many people whose plan fails bet the farm and can't try again. I have helped (mainly) young people begin over 100 small businesses over the last 30 years and loved it. Many had little education and no financial resource. Some were on the ...
I think that businesses fail through inexperience and a lack of knowledge most often. The mindset is to give it a go. Always very positive initially. You don't always win but you always learn. Most entrepreneurs have failures- I certainly have. But the key...
I do think that attitude is important to success. My father taught me and my brothers to set goal for each area of our lives. The best money advice he gave was to say that we had two options 1) We could trade our time for money, or 2)We could trade money ...
Me too Weka. I see a future where fuck all people ingest carcinogens voluntarily.
I forsee a future where we will be lobbying the government to legalise or decriminalise tobacco. On the basis that it would take distribution away from the gangs - and profits could be taxed for the benefit of society. Then we could have an amnesty for all...
Uncooked we don't want to freeze company profits. The more profit companies make the more tax they pay and the bigger companies grow the more people they employ.
I read this article and thought it relevant. https://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/300746078/nz-media-council-upholds-complaint-against-the-nelson-mail Stuff argued that they should be allowed to write in an unbalanced and untruthful way about the gender ...
I think it is fair for employers to get a bigger share of the pie than employees
I totally agree with the previous comments. Misleading presentation of news items followed up by interviews with disgruntles people is becoming a regular feature of RNZ news. I believe it warrants investigation by the broadcasting Standards Authority.
Please can someone advise how to go about remorselessly trolling stupid little xxxx Jessee MacKenzie. Asking for a friend.
Mickey in Japan trains are fast, on time and ubiquitous This just can’t ever happen here
Nicky in Japan trains are fast, on time and ubiquitous This just can’t ever happen here
This is a government that encourages diversity. And who knows- maybe getting off the internet and discussing different views will increase tolerance
Worshipping and singing in church
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