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Cuzzie
Of course they can't be called scientists anymore, how dare they catch out the Global Warming scam. Listen EZ, if you want to blow Al Gores trumpet, go right ahead, but you will find out one way or another just how bad that decision will be. Al Gore, the man that made billions from untruths. Funny you should be backing a billionaire EZ!!! Go ahead and name these two scumbags you mention so we can teach them a good lesson. Just like the tongue wagging you gave Shane Jones for leaving the lonnie left, these two scientist aren't in your train of thought so off with their heads. I feel your pain EZ, we all see it in your posts.
Tell me EZ, would you like to talk about Dr Vincent Grey by any chance?:)
Cuzzie, I know for a fact that one of those guys is an ex-scientist of the soils variety (but he still claims to be a scientist although he's now a self-employed consultant). I've read a few research papers in my time that are rubbish, because of the way they've been set up, and even for the reason that they've put forward for doing the research. Anyone in the scientific area knows that there are good papers and bad papers, and that reflects on the authors too. Science is such a big field, that people who spout off about an area of science that is not their specialty, had better research it very hard first, so as not to appear a minor fool. I don't pretend to be a scientist, or an ex-scientist. Your mate Dr Vincent Gray with the unusual fashion sense, has apparently asked to see a draft copy of IPCC statements, so that he could later claim to be a reviewer for them.
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Caution urged on Labour’s manufacturing policy
By Dene Mackenzie
Kiwi manufacturers will welcome some of the ideas in Labour's manufacturing policy but some areas need more work, according to ManufacturingNZ’s executive director Catherine Beard.
Labour leader David Cunliffe launched the policy on Thursday which includes proposals for tax deferrals to companies in advanced manufacturing, a change to monetary policy, research and development tax credits for all sectors and the Buy Kiwi Made policy.
Cunliffe said the plan would create better jobs and higher wages.
Ms Beard was pleased Labour had picked up on some of the recommendations in ManufacturingNZ's recently-released Castella Report - New Zealand Manufacturing Sector: It's Dynamics and Competitiveness.
“In particular, there are big opportunities to build bigger and more internationally-competitive companies by involving them in larger domestic projects through Government procurement. This requires whole-of-life value to be factored in instead of just focusing on the lowest price with little regard to quality,” she said.
Accelerated depreciation might be welcomed by some manufacturers, but the industry preference was for tax reform across the board to make businesses competitive internationally, she said.
Manufacturers would like a lower dollar but they were cautious about any change in the mandate of the Reserve Bank.
“There are other things that can help take the pressure off the dollar, such as reducing debt and increasing savings.”
Addressing the skills shortage was something manufacturers would like to see and ManufacturingNZ would welcome seeing Labour's policy on the issue.
She said manufacturers said talent-driven innovation was their number one competitive advantage.
David Cunliffe said the Buy Kiwi Made policy would set a target of keeping another $200 million a year of government contracting at home rather than sending the work overseas. About 2,000 jobs would be created by the policy.
“This Government's attitude to procurement is cheapest is best - even if overseas companies win the contracts. The repeated failures of the KiwiRail wagons show how wrong they are.
“Kiwi manufacturers are among the best in the world and deserve a level playing field for procurement contracts,” he said.
Labour's policy was welcomed by the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union, the Council of Trade Unions and First Union.
*Dene Mackenzie is business and political editor of the Otago Daily Times.