Posts on the economy, work, business, income, and labour
The recent development of accident and disaster insurance over the last century is now having a profound influence on buffering climate change. The Economist had a recent article with an excellent graph. Perhaps this is worth encouraging to give a price signal and a political lobby against that of the polluter lobby.
It has been a decade now since Minister of Local Government Rodney Hide proposed amalgamating all of Auckland’s city councils into one enormous entity by dumping much of the Royal Commission’s proposals. Well it’s time to hold its results to account.
“You were never going to get rich as a bus driver but you could pay the mortgage or rent, afford a meal out now and then, and make sure your kids had what they needed to do well — hopefully to do better than you.
Competitive contracting has taken that away”
Our ingenuity.
Is Bitcoin something to worry about or something to embrace?
US reverses Federal marijuana stance.
Auckland appears to be following the trend set by Melbourne and Sydney of a softening in expected prices for selling houses.
In Australia the Murdoch press has chosen the Christmas down period to try and whip up some anti beneficiary hysteria. Jim Parker from the blog Failed Estate calmly dissects the figures and concludes there is no reason for concern.
It’s not perfect. Maybe it’s a start.
Apparently the government’s fees-free policy will “soak up staff out of McDonald’s”. Education instead of McJobs – Oh Noez!
Why the latest Star War movie may contain inspiration and meaning for left wing activists.
A month ago Labour announced that Sir Michael Cullen would chair the tax working group and the National Party was cock-a-hoop! Steven Joyce […]
The “Adapting to Climate Change in NZ” report.
The Herald’s weekend political comment includes detailed analysis of the Colmar Brunton poll, now a week old, but ignored the details of the mini budget.
Media response to the new Government’s mini budget has been overwhelmingly positive.
It is time for all of the institutions, countries, investors and individuals who are still in the Paris Agreement to stop funding fossils – once and for all.
– Stephen Kretzmann, Executive Director of Oil Change International
The Herald has equated Jacinda Ardern’s desire to temper the worst excesses of capitalism with the full embrace of marxist communism.
Not only did National’s policy to sell off state houses fail, but now we’ve found out a similar Thatcher policy in the UK just handed many social houses to private landlords. Should we consider making it harder to sell off state houses in New Zealand?
Artist activist group We are Beneficiaries are writing a report to share the stories they’ve been collecting from beneficiaires with the new Ministers to help make a case for change.
One of the worst consequences of nine long years of National rule presented by that well known left wing periodical the Financial Times.
It’s that time of year where we start making predictions for 2018. I see it looking not too hot, not too cold.
When history buries treasures, those treasures don’t have to remain buried.
Phil Twyford has shown this new Government has a brain as well as a heart by halting National’s ridiculous state house methamphetamine policy where the presence of minuscule traces would result in eviction even though there was no proof the tenant was responsible and he has apologised to Robert Erueti for the harm caused.
Misleading the NZ public about a political party, its policy, and how government works actively harms democracy.
The Auckland housing crisis in graph form.
Someone just did something sensible, and it’s frightening.
Loot boxes have opened up a debate about gaming fairness and what constitutes gambling.
Shane Jones has muddied a perfectly good job creation policy by talking about work for the dole.
“When bankers like Morgan Stanley say we’re a threat, they’re right.”
The tories seem to have found a new angle on the government’s removal of benefit sanctions that punish the children of beneficiaries who […]
How’s about private tenants in New Zealand were warm, dry and secure? Too big an ask?
Just over one month in the new Labour led Government and it is time to measure progress.
It’s no longer really working out (kicking the AGW can down the road), but we seem to be hooked into a peculiar form of madness even as everything appears to be coming apart at the seams. It’s beyond me…
Why National is currently winning the debate about tax and what Labour needs to do to change this.
The Tongan national league team has invigorated Auckland in a way I have not previously seen basically for nothing. Meanwhile Team New Zealand and the Americas Cup are demanding hundreds of millions of dollars for economic benefits that the recipients should be paying for.
Don Brash has emerged from his crypt once again to tackle the greatest problem facing New Zealand today (in his strange little world) […]
