ACT's David Seymour - i like his style.

[iceman]

I guess an increasingly wealthy country can afford better heal and safety for those that work, provided the wealth does not just continue to accumulate to the already wealthy retired.

Increased number of people working on OSH related issues and hugely increased red tape in this field, does not always equate to improved safety outcomes.

[Aaron]

Not sure if the data is correct.

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/...rate-tax-rates

Does not say much but low tax rates may not be the solution to every nations problems.

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/...rate-tax-rates

Interesting looking at the 1980 to 2023 comparison. What a change in view regarding contributing to society.

I wonder why this was. Something to do with high inflation or perhaps we had not quite finished investing in the young people of our nation. 1980 is this before the neoliberal ideology gained hold and we turned inwards and selfish. Seems to be more room to run amongst the NZ voting public if that is the case.

[Aaron]

Not sure if how accurate the data is. It has Aussie at 55% personal tax rate but "income taxes" are 45% at the top rate.

https://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/other...ei=12#image=28

Anyway not sure it proves that high taxes results in the devastation of a country. Most of them seem pretty decent. Not sure I want to live in China though.

All these young people heading to Aussie must not understand that low tax and small govt makes for a better country. Aussie must be on the cusp of collapse.