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27-03-2024, 09:56 AM
#1281
Originally Posted by Bjauck
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.
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04-04-2024, 08:21 AM
#1282
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.
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09-04-2024, 12:16 PM
#1283
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.
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09-04-2024, 01:19 PM
#1284
Probably just added 10% for GST.
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09-04-2024, 03:27 PM
#1285
Originally Posted by 777
Probably just added 10% for GST.
Maybe but it is not an income tax as stated in the article heading. Fluff piece anyway so accuracy is probably not important.
Maybe they included capital gains tax as well and averaged it with the lower income tax rates. Who knows?
To me the article if accurate appears to further refute the low taxes, small govt better country argument.
Admittedly high taxes do not equal non-wasteful spending so personally I think the public service cuts are most probably a good idea in some cases, but not sure we need the tax cuts as well. Why not run a surplus, or start the journey with a new small tax free threshold that we would all enjoy and it would probably help those who are struggling the most. Probably a bit more complicated than that.
I wonder how much a zero to $5,000 tax free income threshold would compare with moving the current tax thresholds up. I know it is not Chris Ls target demographic but they have been hit hard with Adrian's and Labour's inflation.
I do not really oppose moving the tax thresholds up either as inflation has been running hot and even if Adrian could manage 3% it has been so long since these thresholds moved Labour was being a bit sneaky not beating national to the punch raising them.
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10-04-2024, 03:26 PM
#1286
Not that I disagree with the proposals to get kids to school, education is important but David Seymour as a libertarian must be struggling with his ideals, forcing stupid/selfish parents to get their kids to school. Maybe they feel that a Fiji vacation is a better learning experience for their children.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politi...B3L3MIPUIEKQM/
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10-04-2024, 04:31 PM
#1287
Originally Posted by Aaron
Not that I disagree with the proposals to get kids to school, education is important but David Seymour as a libertarian must be struggling with his ideals, forcing stupid/selfish parents to get their kids to school. Maybe they feel that a Fiji vacation is a better learning experience for their children.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politi...B3L3MIPUIEKQM/
Just a throw away comment to let people know he can also put rich people on notice not just the disenfranchised pearls that the left will clutch to
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31-05-2024, 06:16 PM
#1288
https://www.stuff.co.nz/a/nz-news/35...nment-activism
ACT accuses Manawatū school of encouraging students into anti-Government activism
The ACT Party has accused a Manawatū school of “using children as political pawns” after it allowed students to dress up in red, black and white in support of the Budget Day protests.
North Street School in Feilding posted on Facebook that the Government’s actions regarding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and well-being of tangata whenua raised “serious concerns”.
The post by deputy principal Pāora Pōmare continued: “It appears that the needs of marginalised communities, including the poor and minorities, are being overlooked.
WTF - who gave them the day off when they was sposed to be in the classroon learning ?
Won't be learning much from those di%khead activist protestors who probably only went to skool to steal other kids lunches & now likely can't spell their own names
Last edited by nztx; 31-05-2024 at 06:18 PM.
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19-06-2024, 01:49 PM
#1289
And to think I was worrying about capital flight not so long ago. Maybe Chris, David and Winston have turned it around in a short period of time.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/35031...s-millionaires
Or maybe all the wealthy people threatening to leave with their capital every time they hear something they don't like are full of sh*t.
Not you Balance I have seen the picture of your Australian paradise. Have you moved yet?
Last edited by Aaron; 19-06-2024 at 01:51 PM.
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21-06-2024, 01:00 PM
#1290
Hmmmmmn. Lord Seymour snap chatting young girls not great optics is it.
https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/06/20/se...h-school-kids/
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