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Daily review 28/02/2019
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Brownlee forced to withdraw ad with fake data
In a disturbing example of fake news National has been found to have been using grossly misleading figures in one of its advertisements. From John Anthony at Stuff: The National Party has been forced to remove a social media ad which used misleading figures to…
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Cohen Testifies: LIVE
Donald Trump's former attorney Michael Cohen is testifying to the House Oversight Committee. Cohen has claimed that Trump is a racist, lying conman. Significantly, Cohen claims Trump knew in advance of Wikileaks' intervention in the election. He says that information was confirmed by Roger Stone.…
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From dirty politics to compassionate politics
If you want to understand the difference between the two major parties how about this? Last year Jacinda Ardern instructed her ministers to make no comment about Jami-Lee Ross's problems or National's predicament. From Mitchell Alexander at Newshub: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern directed her Government…
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Open mike 28/02/2019
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Daily review 27/02/2019
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Why New Zealand needs a capital gains tax
National has clearly decided to mount a full on attack on the Tax Working Party's proposed capital gains tax which has been described as an attack on the kiwi way. And National has, god bless their cotton socks, overreached. Simon Bridges has sounded like he…
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Cameron Slater slithers into bankruptcy
Yesterday Cameron Slater announced on Whaleoil that he was filing for bankruptcy to avoid stress and the three ongoing defamation cases against him (and the Whaleoil blog). His stated reason was based on ill-health and medical advice after a stroke last October. Yeah right. The…
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Open mike 27/02/2019
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Daily review 26/02/2019
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‘Taxpayers union’ – too ‘stupid’ to understand tax?
There is a classic piece of waffle in the NZ Herald this morning with a stupid title about when capital gains tax applies to the family home. Now the conditions are pretty simple. There are two cases:- When a 'family home' is used in part…
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Brexit; Labour Finally Backs A Second Referendum
The defection of a group of pro-European MP's has had a chastening effect on Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn. Previously unwilling to back a fresh vote on leaving the EU, Corbyn has now accepted that a second referendum is a genuine option. First though, Labour will…
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Tamihere has some strange friends
Yesterday was an interesting day at the Herald. I have a love hate relationship with the institution. I think that Simon Wilson, Matt Nippert and Dave Fisher are outstanding reporters, that John Roughan has good days and bad, that Heather Du Plessis Allan has mostly…
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Open mike 26/02/2019
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Daily Review 25/02/2019
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Can we have a future, with capitalism?
I'll come clean. I am a capitalist. I've started two businesses, one not so successful, due to injuries and health issues at an inconvenient stage. Though we did OK in the end. Another which shows all the signs of a healthy infant. I don't expect…
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Spare a thought for our poor impoverished landlords
If National's rhetoric is to be believed the Government is attacking and marginalising some of the poorest people in our community, the owners of private rental properties. First up was the proposal by the Tax Working Group, note not the Government, to impose a capital…
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Open mike 25/02/2019
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All hail our computer overlords
I am a real fan of Mediawatch on Radio New Zealand. The show always provides cutting edge insightful commentary on all things media. The show in the last week had this fascinating story about the world debating champion being pitted against a computer in a…
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Open mike 24/02/2019
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How To Get There 24/2/19
This post is a place for positive discussion of the future. An Open Mike for ideas, solutions and the discussion of the possible. The Big Picture, rather than a snapshot of the day’s goings on. Topics rather than topical. We’d like to think it’s…
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The Big Operation
I’d known for quite some time that something wasn’t quite right. I had many tests done and consulted many specialists. Friends, family, neighbours, work mates, and even complete strangers at Pack ‘n Save they all gave me their personal opinion for free, which I really…
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Open mike 23/02/2019
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Daily review 22/02/2019
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GCSB head Hampton gazumped by Pompeo
On Wednesday GCSB chief Andrew Hampton told a Select Committee there was absolutely "no pressure" publicly or privately on his decision to block Huawei. On Thursday US Secretary of State Pompeo publicly warned that "United States would not be able to partner with or share…
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It’s the kiwi way
Simon Bridges is the most tone deaf National leader since Donald Brash and will share one further similarity with him, he will never be Prime Minister. Big call I know but I am prepared to make it now. Essentially because his judgment is so awful.…
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Open mike 22/02/2019
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In defense of taxing the family home
Everyone who's talking politics right now is talking about what's in the Tax Working Group's recommendations, mostly the capital gains tax. Let's talk about some things related to the recommendations, but not their proposal specifically, although it's a decent start that I would wholeheartedly support,…
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Daily review 21/02/2019
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The Tax Working Group proposals
This has now been released. Radio New Zealand has this summary: "Tax the capital gain on sale of land, shares, business assets, intangible assets such as intellectual property. Tax to be imposed when the asset is sold, and levied at the seller's marginal tax rate.…