You know Mike, this funding shit is a mess and needs cleaning up thoroughly. I get the feeling the resaon this shit doesn't stink as much as it should is that all the parties have been doing it for a long time, none of them are innocent. There's been these...
"Unless you're privy to something confidential (which then begs the question; why are you blogging it?) you're spinning." No, he's looking at figures, Thank god someone actually is. Is s right? I haven't decdided yet. Convince me otherwise. Will this ...
"The government should provide only two services - information and monopoly prevention. Get those two right and everything else falls into place." I agree. It would be refreshing to see a party talk honestly about the problems of the marketplace. 1) A lack...
"How about forgetting the term "worker' and call them what they are; human beings who should not be working their arses off for a boss but be part of a community that supports them as they support that community. Boss/Worker, forget it. Those terms have ...
"New Zealand has a large pool of capital that isn't used locally very productively." what's your estimate on this Tim, how much capital? ...and how did we get such large amounts of passive capital?
It is govt's which tend to have the short time frame matters at the top of their lists, not people in business. Sure, biz reacts to the rules put in place but most look well to the future. Certainly further than most govts." Tell that to the new telecom ...
BDTR: I've found your contributions very amusing. I'm not entirely sure whether to actually believe your claim not to be a satirist because you make me so glad I don't share the ideology you claim to endorse. You claimed several times on this thread that ...
Faster online is faster communication and communication is what slows most of our business down....and ya get Porn and movies.....and history and essays and a multitude of educations for all wired generations 2 to 102.
I've just been fired because my employer didn't pay me at the agreed time and I complained about it. If this bill makes it even easier for an employer to fire people it needs to be stopped with urgency.
Have just seen Mr Joyce's speech on Youtube - it's pretty average. To be honest, I was slightly stoked to get mentioned in the House by a National MP - I certainly wrote home about that. However, not everyone is a political junkie and wouldn't be so ...
They're not even testing for swine flu anymore unless it gets pretty serious, so NZ no longer has remotely accurate stats regarding infection. My sister and her partner both had all the symptoms but weren't tested because they didn't need hospitalization.
"I believe the way to get this is to create an environment where educational excellence is celebrated" Please tell this to John Key: idiot just cut university funding!
One of the reasons overpopulation is a problem is there isn't enough food to go round. Enter global warming: Even less food -> problem of overpopulation gets worse even if population number stays the same See why it's not a solution? I'll say it another ...
The question is indeed quite clear and reasonable. It just doesn't have any relation to the legislation you're complaining about.
I agree it's not actually an ambiguous question. But if you're going to claim there is any logical link between the referendum question and section 59 of the crimes act I'm afraid I have to disagree.
In the case of this referendum and current legislation: "No" is the vote for status quo.
show me proof that the soviet union or PRC have ever been communist. It's a label used by their politicians to gain power, not something they actually put into practice.
that's weird: the experiment worked fine when I tried it.
I actually never got a ballot, but then I've actually never seen any evidence at all that the local postie can read. I think the amended section 59 is about as confusing as anyone ever claimed the referendum question was. Hence so many people thinking it ...
I don't think the article mentions any of the protesters you just described in your comment. Where does the right to have an entirely privatized health system fall under the constitution?
Now that's just stupid: we CAN manufacture a whole bunch of stuff but there's no point because most people couldn't afford to buy it.
Since after all these years you still haven't realised this; I'll put this as simply as possible climate change = killed off economy (guranteed, probability 100%) mitigation against climate change = slightly slowed economy but largely business as usual
Oh dear, the first three comments are all from idiots!
scary as it is: a lot of climate change deniers are actually saying that the world is getting colder. Usually they use as "proof" the fact that 1999 was slightly colder than 1998 and pretend the cooling has continued since then.
The office is, indeed, in the Rodney District, however, it's in the part that will remain part of Auckland - in fact, the entire Helensville electorate will remain in Auckland. I don't think that was a motive, to be honest. I think this was petty vandalism...
I think rOb is in fact complaining about the fact National's election promises were bullshit rather than the actual way in which they were bullshit.
I've been toning up for a bit of the action next time I'm on Letterman.
It's a lock-out Lynn, not a strike.
have to agree with what you said there. that is the reason I to moved away from labour and towards national. Regrets? at this stage no, but like RobA am wondering. Also the other main reason was Helen's unbeliefable pursuit of power through supporting ...
No, but our economy is screwed if we don't start creating more jobs for scientists (who generally need at least bachelors degrees to do their jobs properly) And scientists are just one of many examples.
You do have a point, but the only real way to boost productivity and growth is to send more people through higher education, getting them well paid jobs and middle class lifestyles in the process. The way to increase wages is to decrease the number of ...
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