The real issue here is the cost of living for essentials. Disposal income now seems to be a thing of the past. But why do we pay the prices we do for food, housing and power. Have a look at the industries that supply these services/items and there you will...
Your comments really do annoy me as all I see is a lot of bitterness when ones opinions does not agree with your ideology 1000 percent. Why don't you offer constructive alternatives instead of getting so bitter towards those that have different opinions to...
Several issues contribute towards this issue and neither political party addresses them. The right wing label poverty as being lazy and the the left label it as not enough welfare when neither are the correct answers. The white elephant in the room that no...
No we should not be involved with countries that don't have good labour laws for all people. It amuses me that some of the posts on here speak of China as a nice modern go ahead country. I bet my bottom dollar those people don't visit or see those factory ...
Agree which is why Paye tax increases are a sad joke to the middle class of NZ.
Welfare is a poor lazy fix to the real issues. Agree that people like theotherside resenting people like Michelle are not looking at the real issues. But I also think that those that resent people like theotherside (and plenty of left wingers do and demand...
Kirk said "people need four things in life, somewhere to live, food, clothing and hope." I think that just about sums everything up in a nutshell.
No I am not left wing as in the labour or Green Party of today but am for the days of the Labour Party under Kirk.
Am I not entitled to an opinion?
And labour are going to help theotherside how?
No I don't think National has the answer but then National have never been a party that is supposed to look after the worker but Labour.......yeah well. The answer is stop trading with counties that have appalling labour laws and pay a pittance to workers....
Key issues here. Theotherside is classic middle NZ. What is Labour or any left wing party going to do to help people like Theothetside? Nothing and that's exactly why they vote for National. Instead labour treat them with contempt and label them as rich ...
And what about all the foreign investors that have already purchased houses? It's good they are going to be stopped from purchasing but we have got a heck of a lot that already own homes in NZ.
When I heard him say that I was not impressed. Wages are low and don't leave people with much if any, disposable income by the time cost of living expenses for the basics are met. English and the National Party are in denial about this and the reason why ...
"An increase in wages". Really!!!?? I don't see it. When I look on the Seek jobsite all I see is low wages that do not support the basic costs of living ie: rent or mortgage for a home in a city where all the jobs are. And before you tell me this is the ...
I agree, it's a terrible record but the reality is, after 9 years in power and with such a bad record, the opposition parties should be soaring in the polls and yet they are not. They should be guaranteed a landslide win at this election. Yet they are not....
The real sad thing is that this National government is campaigning this election for a fourth term. labour should be a country mile ahead of them in the polls. Yet here you are celebrating that they are within a 3percent grasp. Shouldn't you be wondering ...
Stupid reply. I think it's more that they don't understand the many complexities of poverty in NZ and jump to these conclusions.
the issue with poverty in NZ is that is is more complex than poverty in a third world country. In a third world country, kids getting an education on a dirt floor in a hut will be grateful and will be well behaved. In Nz, kids living in poverty will be ...
I was right. You lack any ability to think of situations that don't apply to you personally. Just as a last thought. No 2 could also apply to welfare fraud but I guess you willl only understand that if you have the ability to think outside of what suits ...
True. And there you have your demand and. supply equation. More people wanting the job than jobs for the people so pay and conditions will be crap and there is nothing a union can do to change that. Add the threat of moving the business to Eastern Europe ...
I have also been told that doing business in China is also difficult, but it still does not stop the many thousands of corporates from sending their business over there due to the low labour costs. If the cost of labour is less then trust me, corporates ...
Yet you still fail to answer my question. What would you do if you were the PM? Try not to get so nasty about this as it only shows your frustration when dealing with reality. Eastern Europe was a viable option for the movie set and no I don't know ...
What people did she give a voice to? People that rip off the welfare system? Tell me, do you also agree that a small business owner who is steuggeling to meet his or her wage costs and decides to fudge their tax returns to pay for it is also in the right? ...
It's not yours ither. Are you telling me that was not an option for the Hobbits situation? Are you telling me that if the movie people had done that that those workers would not have missed out on work experience (that they wanted and were desperate for) ...
Are you also referring to the days when a small business owner could also be penalised for firing someone who stole from the company for failing to meet the many complex and long winded rules that employment law has become today. Yet a big corporate who ...
Thank you for your reply however I still have concerns. You list a lot of rights that employees have lost due to not only the contracts act but also to high levels of unemployment that see employers having the upper hand due to the old supply and demand ...
Its interesting that you speak of low wages that do not meet the basic costs of living but don't address the issues that have created this situation. A. Contracts act introduced by the National Party in 1991 that was left almost untouched by a labour ...
Nothing for South Auckland (apart from a bus lane which you said was messy a couple of points up) which has to be the most congested part of Auckland. I am not impressed.
This from a women who said that she had no idea how bad the housing crisis was in Auckland.
Lack of public transport has been a huge issue in Auckland for 40 years. No government (both labour or national) or councils have given it the investment that it needed. Auckland is now choking at the neck due to this lack of foresight by our polictions of...
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