Nat/act/nzf 2023

[Aaron]

Can't change the past, you can only learn from it.

Good to see waste being cut from the public service, and a stop to the separatist race based policy,but further back you (Balance) in the thread express concern at the number of productive people leaving the country.

Do you think doubling the population by 2060 will make NZ a better place? Different yes, but better?

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/...KACSHBJX4KBIY/

Part of the reason NZ cannot pay police more is that tax cuts have to be funded from somewhere. Blindly pushing ahead with tax cuts when there are useful things to spend it on.

The form of the tax cuts, although I disagree with the interest deductiblity and complicated rules around residential property investment, first home buyers were starting to outnumber investors and "investors" could still get full deductibility if they actually built a house to rent rather than buying an existing asset.

Time to let the Labour debacle go, and question whether our current government is doing the right thing. What have they or will they do to make NZ attractive for young people? Or will we just continue to make NZ a happy place for old people as the IMF survey suggests.

https://mishtalk.com/economics/us-dr...piness-report/