Nat/act/nzf 2023

[Balance]

Savage cuts? NZ Herald can kiss my arse with the description of 565 jobs cut at Ministry of Education.

Because the ministry added 1704 jobs in the last 7 years, mostly in the last 6 years under Ardern, Hipkins and Jan Tinetti. And everything in education went backwards under them and the increased staff.

Redeploy the staff numbers and budgets to schools - that’s where the need is.

WTF did the additional staff hired by Labour do? Dreamt up how to Maorify education and fxxk up students’ education, that’s what.

Fxxk Hipkins and Tinetti especially.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/public...FWLVDZEFAZUXY/

[mistaTea]

Savage cuts? NZ Herald can kiss my arse with the description of 565 jobs at Ministry of Education.

Because the ministry added 1704 jobs in the last 7 years, mostly in the last 6 years under Ardern, Hipkins and Jan Tinetti.

Fxxk the three of them.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/public...FWLVDZEFAZUXY/

You say true.

And especially when they see just how bad education is in NZ now.

Not all the last governments fault, but the hundreds of jobs that added have done nothing to improve things from where I am sitting.

So good riddance.

[Aaron]

Interesting survey, not sure how much we can rely on it.

New Zealand broken and in decline – new survey

https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/04/18/ne...ine-kiwis-say/

The headline is in line with what Balance has been telling us, but the reasons given in the article strongly diverge with his reasoning for this view.

Balance thinks NZ is in decline due to bludgers and parasites, whether that be beneficiaries, labour, maori or green mps or bureaucrats in general. I have some sympathy for those views.

According to the survey the main reason people think this is People believe the economy is rigged to benefit the rich and powerful and traditional politicians aren’t doing anything about it.

Admittedly labour oversaw the biggest increase in wealth and income disparity ever seen and did nothing concrete to address a monetary system that drives up asset prices while impoverishing the assetless with inflation.

Also both parties have overseen massive immigration which is designed to reduce wages and increase the demand for rent and other services and infrastructure. Both parties are unable to introduce a capital gains tax, but that is mostly due to the voting public or at least a large section of the voting public.

When you see that the people surveyed want to see a strong leader it looks like we are in Neil Howes fourth turning. No one can agree what needs to be done to remedy the situation but a lot of people feel the need for change.

Change appears to fail at the point when people are asked to make some sort of sacrifice for the benefit of the country as a whole.

[Balance]

You say true.

And especially when they see just how bad education is in NZ now.

Not all the last governments fault, but the hundreds of jobs that added have done nothing to improve things from where I am sitting.

So good riddance.

Quality, not quantity - something that has escaped the leftist woke purveyors of socialist and communist ideologies.

Ministry of Education Cuts in Perspective.

NZH reports 565 positions to go.

4,509 – 565 = 3,944 remaining employed.

3,944 – 2,700 (in 2017) = 1,244 to get back to pre-Labour (Hipkins) level.

While it is hard for people to lose positions many of the new roles since 2017 have done little or nothing to help the children of NZ get a better education. If fact – the attendance and success of those students – has moved inversely to the willy-nilly employment strategies of Iona Holstead and her Deputy Secretaries.

I haven’t seen it announced that Holsted (and her off-siders) have accepted responsibility for both the dire situation with the education system and the fact that 565 have been shown the door.

There is little integrity if the top 12 have not fallen on their envelope openers and allowed Stanford and Seymour to bring in good people and bring the system change that our children, families, society and economy desperately needs.

https://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2024/04/m...rspective.html

*Alwyn Poole is a well-known figure in the New Zealand education system. He founded and was the head of Mt Hobson Middle School in Auckland for 18 years.

[Bjauck]

When we have those with vested interest and entitlement, there is inertia to change. Whether the inertia is from all those extra staff in OT, and other departments, or from those who have comparatively benefited from our existing state fiscal and monetary policies. How much social disintegration is needed before the point of inflexion is reached for the voting public to vote in major reform?

We have left wing governments that develop a feeling of social entitlement on the one hand, without tackling the system that is developing economic disadvantage. Then a right wing government that tackles the burgeoning social entitlement, while not tackling the economic entitlement for others.

[Daytr]

This ain't great!
Lobbyist rules of engagement watered down to nothing at a time that ministers are given unprecedented powers.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/progr...wn-meaningless

[Balance]

Interesting survey, not sure how much we can rely on it.

New Zealand broken and in decline – new survey

https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/04/18/ne...ine-kiwis-say/

The headline is in line with what Balance has been telling us, but the reasons given in the article strongly diverge with his reasoning for this view.

Balance thinks NZ is in decline due to bludgers and parasites, whether that be beneficiaries, labour, maori or green mps or bureaucrats in general. I have some sympathy for those views.

According to the survey the main reason people think this is People believe the economy is rigged to benefit the rich and powerful and traditional politicians aren’t doing anything about it.

Admittedly labour oversaw the biggest increase in wealth and income disparity ever seen and did nothing concrete to address a monetary system that drives up asset prices while impoverishing the assetless with inflation.

Also both parties have overseen massive immigration which is designed to reduce wages and increase the demand for rent and other services and infrastructure. Both parties are unable to introduce a capital gains tax, but that is mostly due to the voting public or at least a large section of the voting public.

When you see that the people surveyed want to see a strong leader it looks like we are in Neil Howes fourth turning. No one can agree what needs to be done to remedy the situation but a lot of people feel the need for change.

Change appears to fail at the point when people are asked to make some sort of sacrifice for the benefit of the country as a whole.

"A majority of New Zealand respondents backed these statements, as well as expressing desire for a “strong leader” to either “take the country back from the rich and powerful” or “break the rules” to get things done."

So what happened?

I thought the woke leftists believe that Ardern was a 'strong leader' and she implemented so many policies to 'take the country back from the rich and powerful' and 'break the rules' to get things done?

How could things get worse with such a leader, especially one elected in 2020 with an unprecedented MMP majority mandate?

Racial, social and economic divisions never seen and experienced before in NZ - that's the legacy of the 'strong leader' that NZ had for 5.33 of the last 6 years!

The answer is of course that the majority of politicians are for themselves first and foremost, especially the flaky ones like Clueless Cindy & Hapless Hipkins.

Then, there's the NZ voting public - always looking for a quick fix with no pain or sacrifices from themselves. Particularly the parasites and beneficiaries.

Those with initiative, skills and get up & go - best to migrate to Australia.

[Aaron]

Then, there's the NZ voting public - always looking for a quick fix with no pain or sacrifices from themselves. Particularly the parasites and beneficiaries.

Those with initiative, skills and get up & go - best to migrate to Australia.

I always thought it was funny that labour won the first time without changing any policy but just changed the leader who had a nice smile and a catchy slogan. Not sure what that says about the NZ voter.

What is Aussie doing differently, other than having mineral wealth.

As a left leaning bleeding heart I like their much more progressive tax system (45% over $190,000) as well as a capital gains tax, also they force people to save for their own retirement not expecting someone else to pay for it. There is state super for those that need it though.

Wealth distribution mostly happens through taxation Aussie appears to be doing a lot more of this than NZ yet you are suggesting it is a better place.

What about the low tax, small govt mantra our current leaders are following. Will this allow us to catch up to Australia or are they just pandering to selfish aholes to win votes.

Admittedly the vast waste from the previous govt will have put us all off govt spending for a while but National should be able to come up with some practical projects to push the nation forward if they had the money.

[Joshuatree]

What about the low tax, small govt mantra our current leaders are following. Will this allow us to catch up to Australia or are they just pandering to selfish aholes to win votes.

That's what it was, a dildo carrot to get power.yes Labour may have gone a little too far with their policies but what's happening now are extreme ,punishing , damaging cuts and changes the other way, treating this country like ruthless cost cutting business devoid of compassion care and empathy and removing environmental safeguards to boot. It's a dumbing down of Life here as we know it. The screws are turning tighter and tighter for most kiwis and hardships are going to just keep increasing imo.I give this cannibal collective maybe a year before they get the chop.

[Aaron]

That's what it was, a dildo carrot to get power.yes Labour may have gone a little too far with their policies but what's happening now are extreme ,punishing , damaging cuts and changes the other way, treating this country like ruthless cost cutting business devoid of compassion care and empathy and removing environmental safeguards to boot. It's a dumbing down of Life here as we know it. The screws are turning tighter and tighter for most kiwis and hardships are going to just keep increasing imo.I give this cannibal collective maybe a year before they get the chop.

I think Balance gave some perspective re the job cuts in the public service. It looks like they are reversing some of the excesses of the previous govt. I am not aware of the additional value from the increased spending.