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Well then maybe you should have supported increasing state housing builds so the great unwashed didn’t have to be put up in motels and you would not have to associate with them. Remember the capitalist motel owners were rubbing their hands in glee at a …

Labour appointed her as CEO seemingly ignoring that she drove the toxic environment the media was reporting on during John Key’s tenure. https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/20-01-2021/doubts-cast-over-claims-of-culture-change-at-work-and-income-nz A former …

Some years back I asked Labour why they had the 8 hour working day, 40 hour working week on the front page of their website if they no longer believed in it. They didn’t say we still believe in it they took it off their website. Pretty much that is where …

Trickle up theory. Taking rent money off poor people and using it to subsidise private landlords. There needs to be laws against abusing the English language as well – calling it “fairer” FFS. John Key’s government was devious in taking poor peoples rent …

The other trickery when it is a product – say Shell gas in Australia being sold to Shell Singapore – is to sell that product to your own company in a low tax jurisdiction for little more than the cost of production (or less if you need tax write-offs) then …

She was apparently voted most disliked person on campus while at university. She’s a keeper.

Yeah I’ve had dealings with the Auckland Chamber of Commerce. My description stands. Back in the day the Auckland Chamber of Commerce forecast Ohura as the big urban inland city in the future due to its location and fertile soils. Pretty sure their …

No I’m looking at how that becomes an investment as opposed to a donation. Either we get to sell goods as a return or we extract profit / dividends / interest from what we put money into. I haven’t heard one business say they want to risk actually …

Thought it was obvious what else can we sell a population with a median income of $400 per month? Bit hard to make a profit off people who earn that much with value added product. If we are going to invest that amount of money we need to at least balance …

That is 20 billion in USD – so 33 to 34 billion NZ dollars. Are there any businesses who support this agreement even saying they will invest in India. What businesses, what industries and when? They have been very quiet on this and no media are asking. It …

I finally understand why Americans go on so much about professional protestors. Under unfettered capitalism as you can actually rent crowds. Spread to OZ as well. On this aspect I clearly am completely unaware. Presumably cause I can’t comprehend actually …

Somewhat confusing explanation. “Fifth-generation grower Paul Paynter, from Yummy Fruit in Hawke’s Bay, said the 15% tariff essentially cancelled out his margins on any exports to the US.” So he’s saying that he as the exporter is paying the 15% tariffs. …

Pretending this doesn’t happen, and that “no parent wants to endanger their child” – is being willfully blind. Any evidence that anyone here has done that? Many of us here have lots of abuse in their families and understand it isn’t as simple as “bad …

Compounded by deliberately not building and selling off state housing when the wealthy move in. Kāinga Ora housing village on affluent seafront street in Napier set to be sold https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/kainga-ora-housing-village-on- …

Everybody should have the same access and level of Healthcare. We would not have closed rural hospitals if we wanted that – further disadvantaging Maori when we closed those.