fed well behind the curve expecting the unexpected this yr
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fed well behind the curve expecting the unexpected this yr
The NZD took a monster dump and oil exploded "to the upside" (it went up, lol).
Black Monday for 99.2 per cent of all vehicle owners and 100 per cent of all consumers.
Hmm...the governmedia is strangely silent about the highest fuel prices this country has ever seen. Its much higher than in 2018 when the governmedia was very keen to make all sorts of announcements...and accusations.
No, no. The last thing we need from this governmedia is another market intervention which seems to always end up making things worse. The new responsible lending laws for example, have caused real issues for so many people.
However, if fuel prices keep rising, the Governmedia is going to have to blame someone else so will again initiate a series of announcements and reviews to find the guilty party. Anything to take attention away from the monster taxes that nztx mentions above (good point nztx) and things like the oil and gas exploration ban. Now of course I realize that NZ has no control over oil prices but less than two years ago the Governmedia took ownership of fuel prices and introduced measures it said would create greater competition in the fuel market and reduce the price of fuel - up to 30 cents a litre in some cases (lol). So they can't really throw their hands up now and say "it's nothing to do with us!".
In terms of Black Monday, I'm guessing (what would I know so this is just a guess) that out of control energy prices and inflation in general will be kind of a big deal over the next few years and dominate every aspect of politics and be the major factor in investment returns.
Is this the new "beat up the government" thread mixed with conspiracy theories?
Isn't it interesting that right wing political losers always tend to finger-point to the media instead of acknowledging that it just was their fault that they didn't manage to set up a convincing alternative last election time.
This is a democracy, work harder and provide a viable alternative and positive constructive opposition instead of just blaming others for the weaknesses of your ilk.
@Maclir You may have already seen this by now. This article sets out just how high petrol has got and yes, even accounting for inflation, we are at an historical high for petrol
https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/ind...storical-highs
Brent has just ticked over to the highest price since 2014. Exciting times for sure.
And on top of all that, US futures are down big.
Where's the demand for all this petrol?
Break up the cartel...
No no .. Taxing them out of existence with every non descript duty, levy and other add-on in the name
of paying some other unconnected dreamed up excuse should do the trick .. have to follow the official
line, don't we ? ;)
Don't worry about looking at who pays the inflated trumped cost at the end of the line .. that doesn't matter one ioata either ;)
Has an Auckland Cycleways levy been added & attached yet or does that come out Auckland's chop of the regional action passed on ? :)
It's almost as if these same issues are happening in America too or something.
I was meaning the middle-east/russia cartel (maybe a tax on dictators would be good).