"Labour was founded on the idea that hard work should pay off and that those who help to generate wealth should enjoy their fair share of it." So, good. Capital Gains tax I welcome, but wealth tax will send the richest NZers offshore with their wealth and ...
I think the can that got kicked down the road some years back was: We are friends with the Chinese government not least because they do a lot of trade. Some people close to the National Party have been on the boards of Chinese companies, as far as I ...
So, Alwyn, where does Grant Robertson stand in accountability for the global recession as all countries come out of the pandemic? If you blame Robertson for other countries' recessions, there's an opera house in Sydney I'd like to sell you. If not, then do...
"Please make it quick so the media is not dominated by clips of angry Winston railing against the machine, or at least railing against Musicians wanting to protect their rights to their music." No, make it slow so the media is not dominated by clips of ...
If Winston wants to make comparisons with dictatorships versus democracies, having the bulk of legislation passed under urgency on a regular basis could be another opportunity.
... And why would landlords be grateful for tax breaks if they intend to pass them on to tenants? Surely it should be the latter. But it isn't...
When Neil Armstrong landed on moon the atmospheric CO2 was 325.88 PPM, it has changed by 28.59% since then. We assume that refers to CO2 on earth, not the moon. My own was 319
The reality is that National and the gang that became ACT established a market economy in NZ. That means rents will only fall if demand falls. Expecting them to fall due to a cost factor is harking back to a cost-plus economy.
Not so, IMHO, One thing National did right and has solidly done right for many years is present itself as a coalition with ACT, whether in government or opposition. Labour and the Greens have given me the impression as competing for the left share of the ...
Based on the numbers, there has to be a lot of people who voted for Luxon et al because they wanted to better their lives, for whom things are going to get worse. People who relished the removal of Auckland's targeted road tax, taken away with one hand and...
My money's on Melissa Lee. 😉 Shows empathy, excellent debater in the house, intuitively understands the political landscape (knows who the real leader of the coalition is and goes into bat to defend him). Also, not willing to make use of urgency with ...
"But she is content to wait until May when it is due to be reported back. The urgency of the current situation has clearly passed her by." ...and it isn't as if National is a stranger to urgency. People called Muldoon a dictator but he didn't do urgency ...
I don't think Luxon is the first PM to claim the benefit in 34 years. Bill English claimed it too, as far as I know, but paid it back like Luzon. What a fool! He owns 7 or 8 investment properties, gets half a million paycheck and still risks his reputation...
The rich white boomers that the coalition is appealing to have fixed views on many things. I don't think National thinks about its own opinion of Maori and PIs. It just knows when it kicks them around it boosts its own reputation with its support base. I ...
So, next election, when NZF gets its branded bus and barnstorms the country with balloons and flags, and supporters wearing NZF t-shirts, will it be legal? Or the sausage sizzle at the local hardware store for the likes of the red cross? Pride festival? ...
Stuart Nash was on tv news last night. That kind of loyalty I could do without... We can moan all we like about how politics was and should be again, but I don't think it will change back and we're stuck with American style, right wing that thinks it can ...
Yes, was also thinking how bringing back 90 day contracts is supporting people to work. And waiting for Luzon to say... "Because we have a pool of kiwi unemployed, you will only be able to employ a foreign worker if you can demonstrate attempts to hire ...
Is all a bit of a sideshow anyway. Reality hasn't had time to bite and Luxon hasn't had time to trip over the shoelaces he tied together. If "...a week is a long time in politics..." let's see how the polls are closer to the next election when there's less...
From what's been said, the government will delegate the 'decisionmaking' to the local level. I'm guessing that's from understanding how volatile this will become - empowering local authorities to make decisions and then giving them a huge funding burden ...
Maybe, when there's not enough leftists that find Trotters name familiar, he'll go the way of Brash and Hide. IMHO, the right don't do unconditional love well.
Would be fantastic but local governments exist by legislative mandate so I don't see it happening anytime soon.
Technically, they're not lying. They're just refusing to tell the truth. Still, shame on the media for not doing an OIA request. Even if the list is deemed confidential due to one of the official reasons, there would be a story of interest. Under OIA, ...
"Two pieces of news this week makes you wonder about the suitability of Simeon Brown for the position of Transport Minister." Not sure big oil would agree with you.
Just curious, does anyone know if the ministerial offices have been asked to find cutbacks?
I'm learning some of the right's game plan when it comes to politics-by-social media. When they know they're on the back foot, out come the hounds, running all over the mainstream media and sites like this, putting spin and mantra to put the left in its ...
There are probably lots of reasons, but the main reason is that Luxon/National put their own desire for power ahead of the entire country's progress in race relations. Associated with this, but possibly qualifying as another main reason in its own right, ...
I'm kind of wondering whether this year's Waitangi Day commemorations will be significant in the history books, when future generations look back. As far as I can recall, while not every generation (or year's commemorations) has moved things forward much, ...
Well, National doesn't have to be ridden over by ACT. As far as I'm aware, the paper isn't something that's embodied in the coalition agreement. If it was, if would have caused a bigger uprising. So, assuming each party has the right to vote as its ...
One thing I've noticed is that National and ACT appear as a coalition even when in opposition. Labour, Greens and TPM need to do the same, showing people a united front, with unique features being like different coloured icing on a single cake.
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