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Open mike 17/03/2024
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Amateur hour
If ever you needed an example of why urgency and trying to rush things through is a bad thing this week has given a classic example. As part of Simeon Brown's vendetta against all things that may actually address climate change he has proposed the…
climate change energy labour national same old national simeon brown transport
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Open mike 16/03/2024
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Daily review 15/03/2024
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National’s Overseas Gambling Levy policy figures are not rock solid
The Governnment has been rocked by a further advice release suggesting that its fiscal policy is anything but rock solid. Two days ago I said: The offshore gambling tax, estimated to be worth $716 million over four years, is looking decidedly unlikely. Labour thought National…
Christopher Luxon Economy election 2023 national same old national spin tax you couldn't make this shit up
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Open mike 15/03/2024
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Daily review 14/03/2024
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Luxon on rents – another National economic idiot
I read the statement by our current PM Christopher Luxon about what landlords will do with his plan to reduce their costs from interest rates. I was incredulous that this lummox had ever paid attention during even a basic economics course. Landlords aren't going to…
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Open mike 14/03/2024
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Daily review 13/03/2024
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Rock Solid Financial Geniuses
As I said earlier the right has this belief that they are economic geniuses. Their reason for being is that they will make the economy better. The eternal question is who for, the answer tends to be for the rich and the rest of us…
Christopher Luxon making shit up national same old national spin tax you couldn't make this shit up
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Catherine, Princess of Wales
Catherine, Princess of Wales and family circa 2024 1.5-2°C policies could see lifestyle/health/job-security/affordability improvements for most, but only thro' a massive shift of labour/resources from furnishing the relative luxuries of us fortunate few to decarbonising energy/infrastructure. Kevin Anderson - Professor of energy & climate change…
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Open mike 13/03/2024
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Daily review 12/03/2024
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Open mike 12/03/2024
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Daily review 11/03/2024
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Tax cuts for landlords will not reduce rents
Recently the Government has been working out how to cut funding for school lunches for poor kids while at the same time it has also announced that it will restore interest deductibility for landlords. The interest deductibility changes are being pushed through by tweaking an…
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Open mike 11/03/2024
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