A damn sight more than non-workers.
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FWIW I-predict and other bookies across the ditch still have a John Key led government as raging hot favourites.
THese sites generally predict outcomes much better than polls.
https://www.ipredict.co.nz/app.php?d....2014.NATIONAL
Not so. They were formed by voluntary membership of risk-taking people with a common business interest, generally with the object of improving their businesses and the service they provide to their customers, who in fact are their employers; whereas unions are the left-over dregs of organisations formed by compulsion and surviving in the hope they can demand more from their employer while offering no more than they normally do. If you don't think there is a difference, see if you can attend a few meetings of either group. You will notice the different attitude the moment you walk through the door.
That's fairly black-and-white there, FP. I'm sure there will be a range of opinions in any group or club.
A great day for National, as some late paid corporate tax helped to confirm that they'll be able to predict a slight return to operational surplus next year.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/n...ectid=11252278
As we all know, if we look after the corporates, everything will be fine, and that is what National are doing.
Strange then, that out of all of the $44.49Bill of core tax levied last year, only $5.32Bill (12%) came from corporates. $32.89Bill came from personal income tax and net GST payments. Since most corporates export goods from NZ, you can bet they won't be paying much of the GST. I'm not saying we shouldn't export goods, but when GST is a big part of core revenue for the govt, we shouldn't forget who shoulders most of those core tax payments. Everyday NZers, that's who.
They are lobby groups formed to further their interests.
Compulsory unionisim was from 1936 to about 1990. While not a fan of the more extreme actions of some without Unions we would be working 12 hour days for a pittance. The destruction of the Union movement was a prime aim of Regan Thatcher etc. and was also a policy of the Round Table.They have pretty well suceeded. As an afterthought Pike River would probably never have happened with a strong Union.
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