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Displeased Moo Cow posted:More national elections that andrew little has won She definitely learned from her last election not to take anything for granted and to get the vote out as hard as possible. As for the greens it is annoying that they have drifted pass the sweet spot of good economic policy just a little. I am a little wary of them promising to lower taxes for everyone as that great as a Keynesian tool "Lower Taxes Everyone" because reasons is not as sound for my liking. Otherwise on the surface the policies are pretty agreeable. "Lower Taxes Everyone" is likely a thing as a lot people during elections only understand 2 to 4 words at a time which makes it impossible to sell more useful complex ideas. Of course you should note that their policy statement is as they are still raising taxes but targeting investors is a little two faced. But if it lets them win along with labour and we eat the rich I am ok with that.
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Where did this notion of eating the rich if labour win come from? Labour are just as much 'the rich' as national.
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Slavvy posted:Where did this notion of eating the rich if labour win come from? Labour are just as much 'the rich' as national. "If" greens economic policies get through there is some eating of the rich.
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exmarx posted:It's gratifying to see the greens consistently fail as they move towards the centre Out of interest, what policy changes are you referring to in particular?
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Feb 26, 2017 04:18
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oohhboy posted:"If" greens economic policies get through there is some eating of the rich. lol
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Feb 26, 2017 05:08
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They've been signalling towards the economic centre since Norman was leader  (Shaw's maiden speech) They understand that their biggest problem is credibility with voters, and are doing away with most of the wacky hippie stuff. But in an attempt to improve their economic credibility they've essentially become reformists of capitalism. imo they only really needed to do the former to be more successful. There's nothing here that inspires me in the slightest (cut interest rates! tax breaks for electric vehicles!) https://www.greens.org.nz/policy/smarter-economy The immigration policy they announced last year was vile - it would amount to a cut of nearly 40,000 migrants in 2016. As an aside, their population policy reads Malthusian as gently caress lol. And don't get me wrong, Labour is worse 
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Feb 26, 2017 05:11
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Yeeeeah Norman is basically persona non grata at this point -- everybody I've spoken to is trying to distance themselves from that time period. Also yeah the immigration policy was absolutely hosed up. I've tried to talk to people about it but I'm a very small cog in the machine and nobody gives a gently caress what I think.  SurreptitiousMuffin fucked around with this message at 05:30 on Feb 26, 2017 |
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Feb 26, 2017 05:23
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I just want the all blacks to keep winning. Go sports team!
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Feb 26, 2017 05:48
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Feb 26, 2017 05:50
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Moving right is a dumb poo poo thing to do as it eats into labor.
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oohhboy posted:Moving right is a dumb poo poo thing to do as it eats into labor. I think moving right is a brilliant thing to do, racism and regression are trending hard ATM.
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Feb 26, 2017 06:46
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Got mine gently caress you
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Feb 26, 2017 20:26
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Feb 26, 2017 20:33
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One could call the food shortages a famine in so much as it relates to those for whom eating is a priority
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Feb 26, 2017 20:50
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Beyond his inability to speak, I think he's trying to say the real crisis is they're poor as poo poo, having no home is just a symptom. Of course, why treat the symptom without the disease, but also you can't treat the disease because it'd be unfair to the rich. Oh well.
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Feb 26, 2017 21:04
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Except everyone having more money wouldn't magically solve the supply of housing not meeting the demand, it'd just push prices even higher
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Oh well I guess if we can't solve inequality by printing money for everyone then I guess it can't be done.
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Feb 27, 2017 00:35
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You solve inequality by abolishing money not making more.
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Ghostlight posted:Oh well I guess if we can't solve inequality by printing money for everyone then I guess it can't be done. We should try and solve inequality but even if we do it still wouldn't solve the housing shortage. There still wouldn't be enough for everyone and they'd still be expensive. What I'm saying is we should build more homes while we eat the rich
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Wafflecopper posted:We should try and solve inequality but even if we do it still wouldn't solve the housing shortage. There still wouldn't be enough for everyone and they'd still be expensive. What I'm saying is we should build more homes while we eat the rich Is there data showing there's genuinely not enough homes to go around regardless of price? Surely speculators flipping them like MTG cards would take up a large chunk of places that would otherwise be lived in.
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Slavvy posted:Is there data showing there's genuinely not enough homes to go around regardless of price? Surely speculators flipping them like MTG cards would take up a large chunk of places that would otherwise be lived in. The same thing went down in Vancouver and is now catastrophically falling to pieces.
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http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/cri...k.post.89731945 Welp
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Wafflecopper posted:We should try and solve inequality but even if we do it still wouldn't solve the housing shortage. There still wouldn't be enough for everyone and they'd still be expensive. What I'm saying is we should build more homes while we eat the rich
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Feb 27, 2017 03:13
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https://twitter.com/newshubnz/status/835898112946253824 lol
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Feb 27, 2017 05:13
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Wait so does that mean that they're...contributing to the economy?
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Feb 27, 2017 05:30
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It's totally understandable. When have any religious people ever turned out to be child - oh yeah.
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Feb 27, 2017 05:52
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The only industry not in decline in my region is tourism. Although I don't think we have enough homeless to adjust those numbers.
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Feb 27, 2017 06:16
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Who woulda guessed reincarnation was a thing? And that it happened to Dan Quayle?
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Feb 27, 2017 07:21
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Also, if you're unemployed, it's because you're on the drugs.
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Feb 27, 2017 07:45
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I was gonna ask how one is able to afford constant narcotic intake whilst unemployed, but given the rate of benny bashing and crimenews-ing in this country I'm fairly certain I can guess the narrative.
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Feb 27, 2017 07:49
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You'll find that it's true, because our esteemed PM said so today!
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Feb 27, 2017 08:08
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He could say the sky is above us and I'd look out the window to check.
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Feb 27, 2017 08:12
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But do you realise homeless people can get waterfront vistas for free in Auckland? People pay millions for the same privilege
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WarpedNaba posted:I was gonna ask how one is able to afford constant narcotic intake whilst unemployed, but given the rate of benny bashing and crimenews-ing in this country I'm fairly certain I can guess the narrative. Everyone who is "unemployed" and "homeless" in NZ is actually making about $50 an hour begging while paying no tax, getting free medical care with community services cards, and glam-camping by the seaside in areas they should be paying $8k a year in rates.
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El Pollo Blanco posted:Everyone who is "unemployed" and "homeless" in NZ is actually making about $50 an hour begging while paying no tax, getting free medical care with community services cards, and glam-camping by the seaside in areas they should be paying $8k a year in rates. Legitimately, what the gently caress do community service cards even do?
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El Pollo Blanco posted:Everyone who is "unemployed" and "homeless" in NZ is actually making about $50 an hour begging while paying no tax, getting free medical care with community services cards, and glam-camping by the seaside in areas they should be paying $8k a year in rates. And the reason I don't do the same thing is because...
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Taitale posted:Legitimately, what the gently caress do community service cards even do? It's been a while since I've been eligible for one but yeah they do give you substantially reduced rates for medical appointments, at least
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Taitale posted:Legitimately, what the gently caress do community service cards even do? No one knows any more because you can't get into a WINZ office without photo ID.
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