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Mr Mike

Awful legacy of the terrible recent escalation of rents (which itself owes plenty to Muldoon’s political bribe to an earlier generation to dismantle the mandatory retirement fund) along with the disastrous impact of inflation on fixed incomes. In terms of inflation, at least the Superannuates had t...

Mr Mike

It's an envy tax, pure and simple. Politicking at its best. Sounds good to those who know nothing about tax but ineffective, inefficient and won't actually make a positive difference to anything. I’d agree with you if that comment was focused on the wealth tax, which Chippy prevaricated about, but ...

Mr Mike

After six years in power, ruling it out in their first term, deciding against it in their second term despite having an outright majority. Now Chippy reckons we need a CGT. Great to see they are full of new and fresh ideas in opposition. :roll: It's an envy tax, pure and simple. Politicking at its ...

Mr Mike

Talking of insurance. Ours has gone up several thousand to 12,700.00 per annum. With massive rates increases on top of that, I won't be retiring anytime soon. Retirees work into 80s, 90s with ‘insufficient’ Super and snowballing living costs https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350218070/retirees-work-8...

Mr Mike

The new Government again deciding they know the right thing and damn any pesky evidence. Study on the effectiveness of school lunches show it works- including dropping truancy rates,. I am shocked that research backs up the opinions of people working on the sector and not David Seymours rhetoric ht...

Mr Mike

Mr Mike

Gee , maybe you need to look at modern political cycles , two terms is the norm whilst three is exceptional . Hope that you are enjoying the shit show in front of you at the moment . Luxon is without doubt the weakest PM we’ve had since …. Jack Marshall ? Rowling. Bill English for me. the theme the...

Mr Mike

Dolphins cynically trading on their unearned positive public image. That has quite a lot of support on Twitter, along with poor, misunderstood Russell... About time. Dolphins and Pandas have been given an easy ride for too long. The tide is turning https://i.ytimg.com/vi/9fcHzDxZcLo/maxresdefault.j...

Mr Mike

Dolphins cynically trading on their unearned positive public image.

Mr Mike

She makes for some interesting opinions.

“Chloe is the Jacinda we wish Jacinda was.”

Mr Mike

Reading these oil and gas exchanges is hurting my eyes.

Mr Mike

Trump stirring shite with made up stories. Nothing new, but when a recipe works... https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/16/politics/donald-trump-congo-release-prisoners-immigration/index.html I was born in the Congo Republic.... but didn't spend time in jail there. Echos of the Mariel Boatlift. NPR had a po...

Mr Mike

"This war memorial honours NZ soldiers who fought the Islamic Turks to protect NZ and keep us free. What an insult to now chant an Islamic prayer there. They didn't fight for this! They fought for God, for King, and for country." I'd also point out they lost that particular battle, badly. Actually ...

Mr Mike

"This war memorial honours NZ soldiers who fought the Islamic Turks to protect NZ and keep us free. What an insult to now chant an Islamic prayer there. They didn't fight for this! They fought for God, for King, and for country." I'd also point out they lost that particular battle, badly. Actually ...

Mr Mike

Italy up to 8, Australia now 9th.

Mr Mike

“We play, we play”. Great attitude from the ref.

Mr Mike

You must be absolutely desperate if you're trolling the results of meaningless pre-season friendlies now. Both teams played 13 man benches FFS, closer to a training run than a professional game :lol: I see the Sharks are still propping up the bottom of the URC table. Crusaders has become NZ Sharks ...

Mr Mike

Apparently the LATAM incident is being pinned on a Flight Attendant accidentally pushing a button.

Mr Mike

Sounds a lot like that Taranaki family, one of whom was the Nats agriculture spokesperson. They are all just being politicians - try not to take them too seriously and push on regardless. Why the 6 week cover up by the Greens leadership though? Similar to GG. I would have thought the best course of...

Mr Mike

Texas turning blue before November?

Pornhub, a pornographic website, disabled users in Texas from accessing the site on Thursday after the state attorney general and lawmakers sought to require adult websites to verify the age of visiting users.

Mr Mike

I’m liking these investigations led by independent attorneys. Nice little earners.

Mr Mike

What driving the surge in inventories? Assume there may be some sellers coming out of the 29 March 2018 and 26 March 2021 5 year brightline window but what else is behind it? Hoping it’s lots of new builds.

Mr Mike

I still expect falling interest rates to have more impact on rental prices, especially if renters switch to being owners and demand falls. I don't get this. Surely it's the "same" house - i.e. they are still in a house whether owned or rented, and it is the still the same supply/demand pressure. Th...

Mr Mike

All the Govt is going is reinstating normal interest deductibility based on basic taxation principles. That the previous Govt undermined. Whilst claiming it’s for renters , with a tear in his eye . Remember when National were arguing that removing GST on Fruit and Vege would not affect the price? :...

Mr Mike

jono45 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 13, 2024 7:32 am
Wignu wrote: ↑Wed Mar 13, 2024 7:21 am
jono45 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 13, 2024 6:17 am
How much is 100 000 houses minus 12 000 houses
About the same cost as fixing up Premier House!
How the hell could it cost 30m to fix ? They could build a impressive residence for 10

I’m assuming my wife was managing the remodel.

Mr Mike

Enzedder wrote: ↑Wed Mar 13, 2024 12:43 am Chur - Clogsy score on Mt Everest. Not many here can say that.

To quote Dewet Pisser..

Mr Mike

Have Labour pledged to repeal the repeal of the removal of interest deductibility for rental properties?

Mr Mike

It is nonsense. The truth is that Boeing added DEI and Climate to its Executive Compensation scorecard. That was in addition to, and not in substitution for, product safety, employee safety and quality metrics. There is an argument that too many targets dilutes executive focus but for US companies ...

Mr Mike

Well that proves it...fückwit. BTW, aren't you the guy who pointed to a photo showing a black guy inspecting the space where the plug door blew out on a 737 Max as an example of Boeing's DEI practices - implying that the guy was emblematic of issues at Boeing in their hiring? Only to be informed, b...

Mr Mike

You can't only love your country if you win Yup It was a great line but it left me with flashbacks to “Elections have consequences” and “Well, @RealDonaldTrump, at least I will go down as a president,” https://akns-images.eonline.com/eol_images/Entire_Site/2016925/rs_720x404-161025103352-0DP7c98_-_...

Mr Mike

I think we have failed to give Seymour’s bike crash enough attention.

Mr Mike

The Police are obviously using the bargaining leverage they hold against this government to get a better remuneration deal, in much the same way that teachers did with the previous government. This government campaigned on being crime busters, and the Police are telling them to put the money where ...

Mr Mike

The Police are obviously using the bargaining leverage they hold against this government to get a better remuneration deal, in much the same way that teachers did with the previous government. This government campaigned on being crime busters, and the Police are telling them to put the money where ...

Mr Mike

Would emojis help going forward? Please. Was this apparent comment on regressive taxes/charges emoji worthy as well? The value is really in broadening the revenue base rather than continuing to place the burden on wage and salary earners. Yes, that’s the response to ENZ. It was intended to highligh...

Mr Mike

usermame wrote: ↑Tue Mar 12, 2024 2:33 pm
Mr Mike wrote: ↑Tue Mar 12, 2024 2:26 pm Would emojis help going forward?
Please.

Mr Mike

"Yearly GDP is going to be negative" says expert. This is not the kind of headline I expected nor want from the 3-headed hydra :x Ironically that may be the best news that the coalition could have hoped for and a thoroughly unearned windfall. A so-called “technical recession” should give the Reserv...

Mr Mike

I think ENZ has shared previously that Mrs ENZ is a recalcitrant smoker. ENZ knows what’s good for him Is that a euphemism? Enz did mention on the cricket thread that getting head was a good way to start the morning https://i.makeagif.com/media/3-17-2021/ImTVFQ.gif I think the coalition has given t...

Mr Mike

Broadened the taxbase.....mystery to me... #MeToo The Coalition’s “tax cuts” at least have some rationality based on conventional tax principles and are looking to be more fiscally neutral given that they are accompanied both with cuts and a broadening of the tax base (though of course no CGT). I m...

Mr Mike

Discussion of Look through Companies and loss attributing qualifying companies? The discussion certainly has stepped up from the vacuous opinion pieces that were floating around earlier. Are we maturing as a cohort? Speaking of vacuous opinion pieces - and telling people how they should have voted....

Mr Mike

Discussion of Look through Companies and loss attributing qualifying companies? The discussion certainly has stepped up from the vacuous opinion pieces that were floating around earlier. Are we maturing as a cohort? Speaking of vacuous opinion pieces - and telling people how they should have voted....

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