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Steven Joyce strikes out
Associate Finance Minister Steven Joyce has dealt his government's economic credibility a serious blow by attacking Labour's costings of its fiscal plan and getting his own numbers wrong. David Cunliffe looks to be enjoying himself as he rips Joyce apart on Red Alert, in the…
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A try hard in America
Key's off on holiday again. 5 days of taxpayer-funded travel and the only real meeting will be half an hour with Obama. But first, he's in LA solely to have dinner with Warners. Value for our money eh? Key's more excited about standing in the…
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Inflation, growth, hard times
Back in October 2010 the Nats were quick to claim credit for (apparently) low inflation: Govt claims credit for six-year inflation low The Government is claiming credit for low price rises, saying people have more money in their pockets on the back on low inflation…
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Open mike 19/07/2011
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Yet more dodgy Nat numbers
If you're a blogosphere regular, you'll have noticed that recently every monkey with a copy of The Fountainhead and a crush on John Key has been spouting the line that the top 10% of taxpayers pay 71% of net tax. Sounds incredible, eh? That's because…
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The straw that broke the Randian hero’s back?
I've been thinking about that lawyer Casey Plunket who threatened to leave for Australia over Labour restoring the 39% top tax rate at the stratospheric threshold of $150,000. It means a couple of thousand more tax for the wealthiest Kiwis. Does anyone seriously think anyone…
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Time for some gardening
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Caption contest: Off on holiday again
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Bad poll but not for CGT
The latest ONE News / Colmar Brunton poll is bad for Labour, down 7 to 27% , while the Nats are up 1 to 53%. We've seen Labour bouncing around in other polls, so time will tell if this is a rogue, or a genuine drop…
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Open mike 18/07/2011
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More dodgy Nat numbers
The government that can't tell us how much their asset sales policy will cost in lost dividends and sales costs, yet they've magicked up some numbers with all kinds of dodgy assumptions that supposedly show Labour's tax package doesn't add up. Well, I suppose they…
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Imperator Fish: Why CGT will kill us all
Absolutely brilliant from Imperator Fish: ....Australia has a capital gains tax. Australia was also once a penal colony. Is that the kind of future we want for our kids? Countries like the US and UK have capital gains taxes too. They also have nuclear weapons.…
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Monckton not worth debating
Oh joy, Monckton is back in town: Plans are under way to pit outspoken climate sceptic Christopher Monckton against top New Zealand scientists in a debate designed to stir up controversy. A climate change sceptics group is trying to arrange a visit by the high-profile…
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The final installment, coming Nov 26th
More nice work from Greg Salmond... Better add ACC to that list. Btw, anyone else noticed that Key has just disappeared since about Tuesday last week? Hardly a peep from him on Labour's tax policy. He's off on another holiday next week. Important stuff like…
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Open mike 17/07/2011
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Were NACTs planning CGT themselves?
A week ago, Chicken Little Key said capital gains tax was going to "put a dagger through the heart of the economy"? Now, Key's been replaced as point-man on the issue with Bill English and the line has been downgraded to "it's a hodge-podge". The…
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Distasteful
DPF isn't impressed with a post at No Right Turn: Distasteful ... Anyway, because Lockwood upheld the law, Idiot/Savant at No Right Turn has compared him to a member of the Ku Klux Klan. That’s a pretty disgusting smear. ... I happen to think that DPF…
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Game theory
In a comment yesterday on Eddie's post 'CGT or asset sales? Which do you prefer?', Matthew Hooton wrote "Where do I tick “I want both”?" Well, there are basically two options: vote for parties that would form a Labour-led government, or ones that would form…
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Go Gillard!
I've been impressed with Labour parties on both sides of the ditch lately. Here of course Phil Goff's Labour party has had the guts to take on the major flaw in our tax system, stare down supposed "electoral suicide", carry almost every credible economic commentator…
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Open mike 16/07/2011
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Weekend social 15/07/2011
Weekend social is for non political chat. What's on for the weekend, gigs, film or book reviews, sports, or whatever. No politics, no aggro, why can't we all just get along?
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Labour vs National on economic vision
http://youtu.be/gjyHctIljPM http://youtu.be/A969XxqqVwo Hmm. I'm still not sure how English would guarantee the assets don't fall into private hands and neither, clearly, is he. What's his view on CGT? The truth may surprise you: http://youtu.be/G6CfK8-4kmA
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Reaction to Labour tax package
The family: Anne Mason and David Hall welcome the income tax cut and the GST-free fresh fruit and vegetables: "Every little bit helps because prices have gone up outrageously" They calculate that they would save $10 a week from the GST policy on top of…
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The politics of greed
The political Right have many dishonest but effective catch phrases. One of the most common is "the politics of envy". They trot it out in response to any attempt by the Left to implement a more progressive tax system or close tax loopholes. They're trotting…
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Open mike 15/07/2011
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Hone’s right
You've gotta love Hone Harawira's style. By refusing to use the right words in his oath, Hone exposed the ridiculousness of our representatives swearing allegiance to a Queen on the far side of the world and calling on the aid of a deity that only…
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Don Brash: Hypocrite on CGT
I see Brash has put out a release headlined: “CGT Reactionary, Ruinous, Retrograde and Wrong – Brash” Is that the same Brash that put out a booklet when he was reserve bank governor, which said: The absence of a capital gains tax, and the over-taxation…
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Labour tax announcement coverage
Voters on both sides of the world will see Labour oppositions in a completely new light after this week. Phil Goff and Ed Miliband both took on untouchable third-rail issues; capital gains tax in New Zealand and Rupert Murdoch's pernicious monopoly media influence in England.…
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Equal opportunity employer
So, Don Brash is having trouble getting any Maori candidates for ACT. Apparently, he identified 3 possibles - 2 turned out to be "unsuitable" (not old white reactionaries?) and one wasn't interested. My question, however, is this. If Brash does manage to headhunt a token…