Good news we are likely to hit the surplus target after all! The gloom here may be misplaced đ http://thestandard.org.nz/the-magical-disappearing-surplus/ Seriously it was always a close run thing with two large and volatile numbers, but good none the less...
CR a business provides a service, people are free to take it or not. No one forces you or anyone else to get a mortgage with ANZ. Go to Kiwibank or Heartland or Co-op or TSB or one of the many other NZ fin institutions. Think of it in reverse, people in ...
thanks will have a read
The big problem the any radical transfers/tax refrom is that they invariably create large categories of winners and losers, from a net take home income level. And we humans being pretty selfish this is a very difficult problem to deal with politically. So ...
No party has it in their platform, , how do you get it in the labour party platform? No use if its greens only. There are many aspects to a ubi that have broad appeal to non left voters i think.
I'm not traditionally a Labour or left wing voter, but I'm really hoping Andrew Little can do something really different and find a way to build and agenda and support for a Universal Basic income in NZ. It would get my vote for a few reasons that are best...
Excellent and interesting critique. I'm not from Auckland so hadn't picked up on the differences. Thanks for your response.
Not really I just thought your comment was ironic given your most recent post. As to the numbers: I count 64 posts tagged john key in last couple of months vs 16 for Andrew little (at a time when he has just become leader) Hatred might be a bit strong in ...
Stephanie your most recent post on this site is about the ground breaking issue of John Key's texts. Cheers
Fair call I wasn't aware of the readership being so strong. My post came out of my dwindling appreciation of the content here vis a vis the transport blog for example where there is a clear agenda, well researched in depth discussion and argument and a ...
Hi all, a right leaning voter here and have generally enjoyed reading the standard to get the opposing view. Things have gone downhill here recently can I say.. A few problems: 1. Overwhelming focus on and hatred of John Key. 2. Growing rise of conspiracy ...
If an Andrew Little led Labour party proposes a comprehensive simple UBI and does away with the plethora of other transfer payments and the parts of the WINZ/IRD/MSD multi billion dollar behemouth that runs them then he will get this Nat supporters' vote ...
By the way the EA runs an excellent data sharing website with some cool dashboards at www.emi.ea.govt.nz
Hmm this debate become ideological so fast - a pity. Worked in the energy industry a while back so feel a little qualified to comment. Solar buyback - should have happened long ago, solar owners have been enjoying a nice subsidy for a while now. One key ...
This sounds a little similar to what phill Goff tried to do re sis OIAs!
Hi, I agree with you on the people side of things. What I was more referring to is in a lower tax/smaller government environment people and communities have more scope to do things. Like start a business, fund an NGO or community group. If the government ...
Hi there, don't know her IQ or EQ but the departments rehabilitation focus under her watch seem to be better than under previous governments, deserves credit for that.
Hi folks I care deeply about politics I'm voting national for a few simple reasons -Bill English - steady hand on the finance tiller, unsung hero of raising the "productivity" of state spending. Targeting outcomes rather than $$ spent (in simple terms). -...
Going by the arguments here the govt should own all assets that return above its cost of borrowing. That would be almost everything..
Ahh, cunners has one...
Hi - I do think standards have dropped and there needs to be better behavior. Am just not seeing anything that implicates the PM such that I'd want to shift my support from the party. You can say that unsavoury elements should be strongly discouraged while...
Herald Digi is a bit of a relief to nat supporters like me. Yesterday the election coverage seemed to reach a fevered pitch of anti nat sentiment but then eased. Thought JKs perf to Campbell interviewing was good, well controlled and importantly, patient. ...
Hi all, as a recent new parent I'm a bit surprised about labours policy launch re pregnancy. That's because everything did seem to be free already. In general the care and facilities and support from the public system has been superb. So it seems like an ...
Has anyone in labour considered the interests of the actual owners of the land - the Stevenson group? They want to free up capital to re invest in south auckland. The area of high deprivation and inequality. What about Stevensons right as title owners to ...
David Parker has to be schooled on kiwisaver taxation by a herald reader.. http://m.nzherald.co.nz/personal-finance/news/article.cfm?c_id=12&objectid=11306195 Two of Labours biggest polices CGT and NZ Power have been announced for years but have no detail ...
One can just imagine trade minister Goff negotiating with the Japanese agriculture minister for access for nz goods. In a windowless room lit by a florescent tube with a pitcher of water and a dry bread crust.
I'm a likely national voter. Hauiti's spending in particular is a shocker. The others not so much. If it is legitimate part entertaining people you are trying to encourage to do something then that's fine. Its how the world always has worked.
Hi all This page http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._minimum_wages shows US min wages which seem to range from about $5 to $9.25 per hour or basically up to about $10.90 NZD. Any study about increases from such low levels is hardly relevant nz when...
Hi all this is good debate. What I am interested in is a what level of min wages does a further increase become significant from an employment perspective? This is the crux of the debate. Is it at 12, 15, 20 dolloars an hour? No one wants to see higher ...
This is a weak critique. National holds almost every regional/rural seat. Ergo regional roads are going to be in national held seats. Also surprise surprise a local mp is interested in a local road.
Left wing parties should be even more supportive of strong inflation control as inflation tends to hurt the poor the most as their wages and cash savings take a hit in purchasing power while the rich see their property and share portfolios sometimes debt ...
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