Written By: notices and features - Date published: 7:01 am, July 21st, 2017 - 54 comments
Auckland City Councilor Richard Hills yesterday tweeted some of the things we would like to see fixed before a tax cut. You might want to add to the list. Good thing Labour is promising to cancel the cuts and spend billions more on health and education.
Written By: Ben Clark - Date published: 8:24 am, October 28th, 2016 - 6 comments
National’s dangling tax cuts, but there are far more important things to be spending public money on. Today: Education.
Written By: Ben Clark - Date published: 8:52 am, October 25th, 2016 - 128 comments
Before National get too excited about tax cuts, perhaps they should sort out some of the more pressing issues in the society they govern – like all those kids in poverty.
Written By: Ben Clark - Date published: 8:36 am, October 21st, 2016 - 21 comments
The government is proud of their surplus, which at 0.7% of GDP isn’t quite as dramatic as the 9% of GDP deficit they had in 2011. But as soon as we have a surplus, National starts salivating over tax cuts. But may I continue on where I left off on other things that are far […]
Written By: Ben Clark - Date published: 8:16 am, October 18th, 2016 - 135 comments
Health – particularly mental health – is underfunded, resulting in strikes over patient safety and units shutdown due to staff shortages. And unnecessary deaths. So why is the government even thinking about tax-cuts when our services need investment?
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