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Surely it’s the Green Party figures and not the Herald’s figures, so not sure why it would be double and your attitude of treating people who have done well for themselves as some kind of villain who need to be punished is simply weird, I’m not sure I understand why you feel this way. No one is get...

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If the Herald is announcing this, you know the truth is double this figure A small number of New Zealanders have hundreds of billions of dollars in assets stashed in trusts, the Herald can reveal. It comes as the Green Party moves to reopen one of the most contentious topics of the 2020 election: w...

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Faffing about with incremental changes to personal income tax is a massive red herring IMO. If we want to seriously adjust systemic inequities in the tax system that address the underlying issue of wealth concentration then there's really only 3 things to be done: 1. Capital Gains Tax - we have to g...

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Tehui wrote: ↑Fri May 26, 2023 1:02 pm
jambanja wrote: ↑Fri May 26, 2023 12:37 pm Interesting, wonder what the cost of having bilingual signs all around the country will be? Is it money well spent?
Are you suggesting to remove all the English worded signs, to save money?

I like it

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TheFrog wrote: ↑Wed May 24, 2023 12:13 pm https://twitter.com/Maks_NAFO_FELLA/sta ... 3131138048

Looks like a runaway diesel engine

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Coming out now that Jeffrey Epstein was blackmailing Bill Gates over him having an affair with a Russian lady. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/21/jeffrey-epstein-extort-bill-gates-extramarital-affair Not actually blackmailing, but possibly attempting to without luck. So no actual story

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Eugenius wrote: ↑Sun May 21, 2023 12:26 am
BlueThunder wrote: ↑Fri May 19, 2023 10:04 am
Eugenius wrote: ↑Fri May 19, 2023 9:39 am I still maintain taking GST off basic foodstuffs is a good idea .
Supermarkets would bounce the price back within months and take the gain for themselves.
That didn’t happen overseas and could be monitored surely ?

Let’s try to define basic foodstuffs for a start

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Private Eye frequently have a go at Chiles for how dull his columns are. Will Self seems to not have realised that being pretentious is just as bad really. Adrian Chiles columns aren't just dull, but they are often a bit weird as well. Is it possible to be weird and dull? :lol: See: bimbo

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I'm happy paying tax on every penny I've ever earned . I don't think I should be further taxed on whatever I have chosen to spend that money on. Well there goes GST... And as Eug has pointed out it's only the ridiculous inflation on property prices that has pushed us into those brackets. Maybe this...

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I'm happy paying tax on every penny I've ever earned . I don't think I should be further taxed on whatever I have chosen to spend that money on. Well there goes GST... And as Eug has pointed out it's only the ridiculous inflation on property prices that has pushed us into those brackets. Maybe this...

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It’s just a tag - and a Green Party one at that , rather it includes higher taxes for the wealthy . Can’t say I have a problem with it . Nonsense. That's like saying the 39% tax rate for those earning greater than $180k is a wealth tax which it absolutely is not. It's just a higher tax bracket in a...

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RIP Fangle

A true gent

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Currently crap, as evidenced by the time of posting. Usually I sleep pretty well - although I do need an actual dark and quiet place in which to do so. Latterly, I have been diagnosed with an auto-immune disease which has necessitated being on an extreme does of steroids to get my test results back ...

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Halfway through the bottle? I’m not a quitter… :lol: Missed that. When do we meet at the Willard hotel for a few drinks? Still looking forward to that lecture on constitutional law, US politics and any other relevant legal matters! Segue of irrelevance: We stayed at the Willard when in DC several y...

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“a country is so much more than just its economy” What does that even mean… no seriously, I’m fascinated as to what you mean by that Actually, answer this instead, what does a country without a functioning economy become, seeing as it’s so much more than just its economy? What a bizarre question. D...

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Well lets just start with a country is so much more than just its economy. Sure they (the boardroom folk) might have opinions on what they perceive as actions by the Government that may affect their interests, but so do a lot of other groups. The point is that the concerns of people at the top of l...

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I'm eagerly awaiting: The mood of the lunchroom - where operators and waged staff rate the current political leaders and environment. The mood of the gallery - where influential artists rate the current political leaders and environment. The mood of the backroom - where influential systems and supp...

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Why we think the boardrooms of the country deserve specific acknowledgement and attention has always puzzled me. So you are puzzled why the people who drive our economy, who make the decisions that will ensure whether people have jobs, how well they get paid etc etc, are asked to voice their opinio...

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Jacinda Ardern, Grant Robertson blasted by business leaders in CEO survey the worst Government since Muldoon", a chief executive said Jacinda Ardern and Grant Robertson have taken a pummelling in the 2022 Mood of the Boardroom CEOs survey. Confidence in their leadership is on the wane as the Arder...

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But never mind - the Labour Party has come to the rescue: https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/08/21/govt-to-bring-in-more-overseas-workers-to-plug-labour-shortages/ I'm sure Jammy will be delighted to reward them with his vote. :twisted: No way will Jammy give these clowns his vote just because they have ...

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The areas where we are desperately short of labour are those areas where productivity, processes and equipment will make little to no difference Also I love it when people say things like “you must improve productivity” , do you mean work harder, do more in the same amount of time, try telling that...

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The areas where we are desperately short of labour are those areas where productivity, processes and equipment will make little to no difference Also I love it when people say things like “you must improve productivity” , do you mean work harder, do more in the same amount of time, try telling that...

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The answer to labour scarcity is not having higher unemployment and driving down wages. That leads to people going hungry and despairing. It's just not a starter The actual answer is improving productivity by investing in better processes and equipment. NZ's cheap labour has, for decades, masked pi...

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Point one, is great news and well done to that initiative Point two, that’s not actually the good news you think it is, if anything it’s bad news. As for the last two, please could you provide some evidence for these numbers, a link or two would be fine, cheers Care to explain your reasoning for th...

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Fernando Alonso replaces Vettel at Aston Martin

https://www.astonmartinf1.com/en-GB/new ... f1-in-2023

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By Liam Dann Business Editor at Large The EU trade deal is a huge win for New Zealand. It has the potential to reshape our economy and significantly reduce our reliance on meat and dairy farming. It will help in our attempts to diversify away from a reliance on exporting to China. But we need to rec...

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Maybe Mick was onto something with the Russians wanting to take troops in Mariupol alive. They are apparently parading non Ukrainian captives from there on Russian TV Mick suggesting they would want to take the troops in Mariupol alive wasn't really anything novel - more just a case of "a broken cl...

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guy smiley wrote: ↑Sun Dec 19, 2021 10:24 am Oh for sure... the very idea of radical tax reform is too hard and the easier path involves adding layers of bureaucracy to existing poorly performing regimes.

Sounds about right

Because no-one is actually doing anything to achieve a different outcome.

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The problem being addressed is the anticipated slow decline in Cwth-collected fuel levy monies remitted back to the states under the GST deal, but it's being sold as something to do with road infrastructure funding. Bollocks. No state / territory I'm aware of hypothecates Cwth fuel levy money to ro...

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Curbed it how exactly? In some fashion it hasn't managed to achieve anywhere else? You're complaining about things being "the devil", but if CGT is being promoted as a solution to the housing crisis instead of an issue of taxation fairness then your just creating an easy set of "devils" to target a...

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The counter question would be if Alcohol and Tobacco were discovered today would they be licensed for consumption? The answer would be a clear "No" IMO. The problem with banning an established item is that it drives production underground and how would you stop private individuals importing or crea...

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Please answer the following: 1. What country do you work in ? 2. How many days'' public holiday do you get each year ? 3. How many days' annual leave do you get each year on top of public holiday ? 4. How much notice do you have to give before taking holiday ? 5. What line of work are you in ? (OPT...

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Out of interest, how exactly did you add it into google pay? Just followed the 'Next' instructions tbf. Apart from having to change my password because I'd forgotten it it was a smooth process. Sorry it's not working out smoothly for you. Maybe Sonic Attack's advice about a pin number has some meri...

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Well that was easy

Got my vaccine pass loaded on my phone and I'm good to go.

Roll on the 15th, the Jafa's are coming!

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iarmhiman wrote: ↑Mon Nov 08, 2021 11:29 pm Coming into summer folks. Those cases if any should be starting to drop. This is definitely seasonal.

Anyway why im here. When do you think NZ may open for tourism? Just an estimate

Thursday 31st March, 11:59pm

Pay in advance to secure your spot

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No mandate for the staff - although we will be at 100% double jabbed next Wednesday (90 people on site)

All visitors (contractors, temps, service agents, inspectors, staff from other sites etc.) must show proof of double vaccination to come on site

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Living in Rolleston...Rates currently on a home on 550sqrm.....$3200ish....up to $3333 next year. Our water is metered... The water, waste and stormwater charges during the year are: * Sewerage - $564 * Urban supply - $267 * Water Race Amenity rate - $45 (whatever that is!) * Stormwater - $113 * Fr...

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Living in Rolleston...Rates currently on a home on 550sqrm.....$3200ish....up to $3333 next year. Our water is metered... The water, waste and stormwater charges during the year are: * Sewerage - $564 * Urban supply - $267 * Water Race Amenity rate - $45 (whatever that is!) * Stormwater - $113 * Fr...

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If I was to hazard a guess, I would say that this move announced today is what can be accomplished given the current legal environment and can make the most difference in the shortest amount of time with the tools available. The risk to people operating in an environment that requires a vaccine pas...

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deadduck wrote: ↑Tue Oct 26, 2021 9:48 am Right so the government is ok to dictate to gyms and hairdressers how they are required to operate their business, but when it comes to a shop it requires a law change?

Makes sense

Agreed

It does make sense.

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