View Poll Results: Should there be a Capital Gains Tax on Property
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Goff is just an idiot
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Epic fail for Labour
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Originally Posted by rpcas
Sorry, but that is totally incorrect.
The sovereign government that issues its own non convertible currency never has nor doesn't have dollars, and ALWAYS has the ability to spend/stimulate. Government spending is NOT funded by taxation or the issue of securities, and the extent to which the government collects taxes does not in any way limit the governments capacity to spend (despite politicians and commentators telling you otherwise).
That begs the question then why do we pay taxes. The govt does indeed issue securities to raise funds to spend.
The better way to look at it is any type of spending by the govt is taxation. When the govt borrows to spend its just a delayed form of taxation as the taxpayer not the govt has to repay the debt.
I think what you mean is the govt can print money. But I dont think the RBNZ would be too keen on doing that. The end game of that scenario is inflation which is also a form of taxation, the one you dont get to vote for.
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