WHAT I WANT TO VOTE FOR: 1. A small tax on foreign speculation of the New Zealand dollar. 2. The proceeds from 1 to be used to help exporters of those products where NZ has a competitive advantage. NOTE: A - its ok for the government to pick winners (...
Saw the bar chart. Have a question. Was any of the superannuation spend used to purchase state assets that were being sold (eg power shares)? If so, is that equation taken into account out in the real net spend figure?
Totally agree with your sentiment, Gws. Actually, it goes without saying, because even the most diehard supporters call it a 'transactional model', implying at its core everyone does things for their own benefit. The change in the public sector has been ...
I disagree that whats on the tape is bigger than the taping. If Parliamentary Services was prepared to pay X, but Dickson received Y, due to 'the privacy breach' and the difference between X and Y came out of taxpayers money, then if the reason for paying ...
Instead of voicing opposition, why doesn't Brash form a Hobsons Pledge party and challenge the government at election time? If a significant number of New Zealanders agree with his ideas, he can win seats and bargain for a seat at the table. On the other ...
Even today, I think it was stuff.co.nz (if not, then Herald) said Blinglish has explained that, until the police became involved, no-one thought something wrong had been done. Surely, anyone fit to run the country would have drawn a connection between what...
MMP stops NZ becoming like the US, where vested interests can lobby both major parties and get what they want regardless of the election outcome. Check out the film "Someone Elses Country" and "In a Land of Plenty" - I think they are on youtube - if you ...
The thing with the free market, David, is not as simple as the difference between a BMW or a Lada. What the so-called free market (I say that because in my opinion it made slaves of at least one generation) is is a shift away from a culture of sharing and ...
i haven't read the other comments - came in late to this - so maybe someone's said it, but I think the person Ngaro should also be apologising to is Willie Jackson. If I read the news correctly, though, it's just his colleagues he apologised to. Maybe ...
If possible, could you re-post the list to show the ones who are also standing in an electorate, please? Maybe just an asterisk by their name.
It all sounds very much like the plot of the film The Ghost Writer, which came out in 2010. Worth a watch, if you haven't seen it.
So which group were you in, then, Stuart? :-)
I was a victim of a different kind. Freshly-graduated, I couldn't compete with the crop of downsized professionals who were reduced to taking what used to be the graduate's jobs. I spent a few years' obtaining the practical side of my work, then had to ...
"The true sign of a [person of integrity] is how [they] treat someone who can't possibly do [them] any good" Can't remember who said it, but it's true.
Assuming you're not alone, someone in the opposition needs to ask in the House if the policy of attending every burglary has been achieved. If not, what percentage? http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/83690873/police-will-now-attend-all-house-breakins
1. The longer you can delay the start of an inquiry, the longer you can delay the report back. Maybe until October or later. IMHO 2. I haven't read much about Hager's latest book, and I certainly don't condone revenge killing of innocent civilians, but I ...
That's what I was thinking, too, EIE. We had him as a poster boy for 8+ years. Now he's gone, why harp on about him?
I dont post a lot, either,weltall89, but dont say you dont have anything of value to add. IMHO, every post to this site is valuable, because it allows the powerbrokers of the left to get a picture of how its support base is thinking and which issues are ...
And there's no apparent evidence... That's always the sign of a well-thought-out, deep conspiracy. :-)
What did Blinglish poll as a person just before the 2002 election?
It is possible to charge for water... I've been paying for the trickle down policies since the day I started working (86).
Winston Churchill said: "The venom of a [person's] enemies is a measure of [their] own strength". He was, as often, right in his understanding of human nature. Jancinda, don't let the bears eat you and don't fall victim to their attempts to get you riled. ...
I was thinking the same thing a couple weeks ago when I read the Herald article about National Gen X MPs being ok about Blinguish's proposed retirement age change. Why would you, when you bask on far more than the state pension and it kicks in far earlier?
I'm not sure why, but this (what passes for) government seems to have a sole ambition to have a balanced book, regardless of whatever other post-apocalyptic state the rest of the country is in. And the balancing of the books (which many of us believe is a ...
Given he professes to be NZs answer to Guy Fawkes, he's going to need to keep some fossil fuels on tap to blow up parliament. PS - the junior member of our family, who shouldn't be old enough to know better (than Morgan) suggested that if he gets rid of ...
IMHO: In politics you don't chase the money. You do what you have to to build respect, and the baubles look after themselves. So: If JC rolled English, the baubles of office might be hers in mere months. BUT, if National loses in 2017 that's a lot of ...
Superannuation is not another welfare benefit, that's why means testing is inappropriate. It's also why it should be regarded separately in the government accounts, and not tinkered with to balance the books.
The problem is plain and a seasoned politician like English should have seen it - especially after an earlier similar gaffe. He's done dog-whistle politics - sent a subtle message to a minority of voters, presumably the farmers who benefit from immigrant ...
Not always visible doesnt cut it. The government refuted point blank that there was a crisis, even when some very qualified (I mean knowlegeable, frontline etc) people told them. They didnt want to know then and it seems they dont want to know now. Also, ...
Congratulations, too, to all of those who put their names forward and missed out. Only one can be chosen, but to be a serious candidate at all shows skill & experience worthy of respect. Has National appointed its New Lynn candidate yet?
Maybe set up a Royal Commission to report back in December. That's what I would do...
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