I know one thing: I've never voted FOR a government. I've always voted for the government that will keep out the one I think will do worst for my interests, and the interests of NZ as a whole. That's not really a democracy. Then again, I'm not sure there's...
Thanks, I still remember when I thought LGBT was probably a sports car... I do try to keep up.
People like Brian Tamaki and Bob McCroskie are gender conservative ...then, can someone please clarify the difference between "gender conservative" and "homophobic"? Clearly, I've got the wrong idea.
Poor old Seymour. Forced to endure a lower-quality education at Auckland Grammar, then a BA/BE from Auckland Uni. All state educated. Imagine what he could have achieved, has he gone to, say, Vanguard Military School, or, if he was younger, The Destiny ...
I agree Anne, I think the endgame will be 'proper' education for those who can afford it and the basic life skills for the bottom 90%. Were heading to the kind of world like HG Wells's 'Time Machine's predicted, if this lot could stay elected long enough. ...
Me too. Still kind of playing poker with myself about that. I recall the Lange/Douglas years, when, in the 87 election the campaign message was "You've done three years of hard times. Don't vote the other lot in, just as we're about to reap the good times"...
Maybe Luxon makes people see JC with a fresh perspective 🥳
A lesson this lot seems determined to learn the hard way...
You just need to get the message out to people, some of whom will be swinging voters. I said before the election this could be a one term government, but kind of hoped rather than believed. Now, it seems possible. No doubt the May budget has no chance of ...
I was thinking something similar. The bar is so low in NZ politics (heading towards plutocracy IMHO) that a politician who's prepared to front up like Shaw did is considered exceptional. While I don't disagree with the timestamp of your Muldoon reference ...
I used to hate doing Shakespeare at school, partly because I kept being given the girls parts but also I saw it as an irrelevance in an already complex world I'm sure I'll never get over being Portia et al, but it's becoming more normal, the more I learn ...
If trade deals accompanied security deals, it would be easier to keep alliances. NZ has to trade with other countries, is expected to side with the US militarily, but the US is generally isolationist when it comes to things like trade deals with us, ...
@Joe90 - never mind what happened at Air NZ, I'm living in fear of his restructuring and layoffs. Luxon seems to be living in a fantasy world, where he is CEO of NZ Inc and all the people who live here are his talent pool, some to be rewarded, others to be...
I know several people who worked at Air NZ during his tenure and say he was liked and respected. ...And what about the thousands of other people who worked there? ...
There are a couple of take aways not immediately apparent, IMHO. 1. Luxon has dealt with these two ministers like the CEO of a big company. You stuffed up, you have to go. Anyone with the slightest interest in NZ politics can join the dots between poor ...
Perhaps she meant "This is how I get rolled". Based on today's outcome, it's possible she saw it coming.
It must take a very big barrel to hold that much pork... What annoys me more than what this government is doing is how brazen they are at doing it. Like when Rogernomics came in, but people were more trusting of politicians then.
Don't read too much into it. Anyone with enough clout to get on this list probably doesn't borrow from the same banks you do
I don't think it will mean interest rates going up. It will mean a bigger effort to bring inflation down, meaning more jobs lost, longer period of hard times, more bankruptcies, more mortgagee sales, that sort of thing. I wonder how many people have A) ...
Since when did a politician feel duty bound to honour an election promise?
"The bill on the face of it is quite simple. If passed it would amend the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act to provide that “[e]veryone has the right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment" A government full of 'people who feel entitled to things ...
Back on Track In a Cadillac Passing urgent legislation, I'm a power pack Yes, I'm in the NATs With some twats Helping landlords put cash in their vats 'Cause I'm back on track Not just a management hack Gonna hurt the poor, gonna give them a whack So look ...
Plus Japan's debt is one of the highest debt-to-gdp in the world. If Japan is the poster child, then we would have a lot of debt headroom in NZ.
"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.
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