No party should be announcing this type of confirmed funding while on the campaign trail.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-heral...cash-injection
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No party should be announcing this type of confirmed funding while on the campaign trail.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-heral...cash-injection
https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/300...economist-says
True state of labour market masked by wage subsidy - very convenient for lying Cindy.
I don't collect them and have trained Facebook to not show them to me anymore.
A recent example was showing Jacinda uttering 'capital gains tax' - out of context and time but implying that it is recent and something that Labour is still thinking of.
They have also been very good at taking snippets from parliament speeches and editing out of context.
If you haven't heard of this then you need to listen outside of your echo chamber.
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Tests with instant results maybe.?
We can wait for that as well as a vaccine. :)
Judith has consistently advocated for opening the borders in a safe manner, which is not the same as opening the borders up completely, which is the unsupported narrative being pushed on social media and being spoken by a segment of the general public. She's right, we can't stay locked up forever, and we do need a plan should a vaccine not become available either in the short or unfortunately long-term.
Even Jacinda has acknowledged this and is now stating that she had begun discussing this very proposal on September 10th.
In one case you get people from 2 teams where members already have covid and the countries have a lot of community cases.
In the other you have a team from a country which, apart from Vic, is in a similar situation to us.
I'm sure you can see that this is a pragmatic, risk based approach - like what you have been asking them for.
They give you what you want and you complain, can't help some people.
I was wrong to say that she wanted the borders opened 'no matter what'.
Judith has consistently made a lot of noise about the border needing to be open.
She later toned it down that they would do so if it could be done safely (same as Labour).
In June National wanted students back in. In August Judith distanced herself from that policy.
They are making a lot of noise with no skin in the game - they talk the talk whereas Labour, being the ones running the show, have to walk the walk.
No example = you are making things up or you are (to be expected) attempting to change the narrative of your initial assertion - which you attempted to cover up with a slur.
We are not like you - swallowing Cindy's BS whole and regurgitating like a parrot.
Ok - apology accepted. Good on you to accept you lied - please fact check in future before you post such garbage.
I wouldn't expect you to own up to anything with your dogma and dogmatic approach.
You seem to have lost sight of reality.
You really are a sad person and you need a rest again for the good of your mental health.
National have changed their stance on the border more often than they have changed their leader.
Tell us where I am wrong and I will own up happily.
Recommend this to you : ‘Tell the truth, you don’t have to remember what you said before you repeat’
You can see Cindy’s problems these days - getting herself twisted with all the lies and BS she has been uttering. Sad sorry state for a leader, don’t you think?
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political...r-green-school
Meanwhile, James Shaw fronted up in Taranaki but did not visit the Green School which he blackmailed the Coalition government to GIVE $12m.
As cynical as Cindy - birds of a feather flock together.
I also believe she lied about that. It was pretty silly to say what she did, easily and quickly rebutted. Her problem with the particular issue was that it is rugby, and a decent boost for hard hit industries not to mention our rugby fans. It became more obvious when almost immediately there were tweaks to allow the Bledisloe.
Jacinda: "Wear a mask and stay socially distant"
Also Jacinda today:
Attachment 11947
Cannot be clearer what Cindy advises everyone take to do.
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-z...istancing.html
Ardern also encouraged Kiwis to wear a mask whenever they leave the house, but warned this shouldn't be the only public health guideline they follow.
"Keep in mind, at level 2, social distancing is required. So social distancing in retail, social distancing in hospitality are all built into the rules," she said during a press conference on Sunday.
"Mask use is not a replacement for social distancing - it must be in addition to. This is something that health officials have been very clear on, so I wouldn't want anyone to think that if you've got a mask, you can then be in close proximity to strangers. We're asking for both."
I am trying to remember if I have ever seen Judith wearing a mask, hmmmm :confused: I dont think so but happy to be corrected. I do however vividly remember Judith cuddling up to a baby while it sucked her thumb but hey apparently that was ok according to Judith because she said she didnt have Covid....hmmm double standard anyone!
Most of the voters seem to like nothing being delivered in the year of delivery.
Most of the voters seem to like the "hide under your bed" approach to COVID.
Most of the voters seem to think general election voting is like backing a horse at the TAB, and it makes them feel good to vote for the "winner" until they find out they are actually the ones losing..
NZX at record high..
House prices UP (down in aussie)
Unemployment at OECD lows
Plenty of delivery and results. we don't really want to stop and switch to something else..
And thank god for that!
Jacinda and Ashley Bloomfield have definitely encouraged people to follow the public health guidelines on social distancing and have recommended people wear masks in certain locations and in certain situations. My understanding is that these are guidelines and not mandatory, except for public transport where people must wear masks. Nothing to see here people
For businesses, social distancing has been mandatory at various levels since this whole thing started. That's the point here, she's out there restricting business sales while pulling an Ellen Degeneres selfie at a Uni.
And "Nothing to see here people?" More like "No people to see here"
https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/pro...tions-hit-hard
Yup - sheep see nothing but 4 legs good, 2 legs better.
Open your eyes :
Ardern also encouraged Kiwis to wear a mask whenever they leave the house, but warned this shouldn't be the only public health guideline they follow.
"Keep in mind, at level 2, social distancing is required. So social distancing in retail, social distancing in hospitality are all built into the rules," she said during a press conference on Sunday.
"Mask use is not a replacement for social distancing - it must be in addition to. This is something that health officials have been very clear on, so I wouldn't want anyone to think that if you've got a mask, you can then be in close proximity to strangers. We're asking for both."
House prices being UP is considered delivery and results now? The lefties were all complaining when house prices went up under the previous government so why is this now a reason to celebrate?
It would usually be considered a failure when a socialist government allows the gap between the rich and poor to widen due to the hot markets. But like I said above, the left voters won't realise this until it smacks them in the face and they discover they are actually the ones losing. But hey, let take another 550m in tax from the 1%ers, that ought to fix it.
Not a left person but Nats are too loony for me atm.
Tough on crime (expensive), asset sales, pro overseas land ownership, anti-carbon tax. So I must vote for another team.
Here we go again Balance is playing his tasteless broken record again :rolleyes: yawn :sleep:
And yes results are what matter in the end so I am really looking forward to the elections results and the moans and groans on here that will follow a resounding Labour victory :D
Strange, I have never seen anyone advocate for a party to be soft on crime.
Whats also strange is that you seem to be happy for the NZX and house prices to be up, and happy with low unemployment.. but then you seem to be against the likes of Microsoft setting up a data centre in Auckland. The kind of foreign investment that brings jobs and a stronger economy..
What I find the MOST strange (not aimed at yourself) is when those who are often against foreign investment, are against it until Taco Bell and Krispy Kreme roll into town and then they're in their cars lined up at midnight to get a taste.
But to each their own, and good luck as a non lefty trying to find a party thats both not National, and not as loony as National.
The data centre is happening under this government and one I support (see the power shares thread).
Each proposal should have to go through the OIO, which has been strengthened compared to the previous administration.
We shouldn't have passports for sale like happened under the last team.
Then you should also quote the last Labour-government term which also offered high net worth individuals a path to citizen ship, which is also the norm amongst our peers. As long as key requirements are met, then there is no issue. It is not and has never been the case under any administration, of a high net worth individual simply making a payment for citizenship.
We certainly do not have a strong economy, and the pefu clearly demonstrates that, let alone the unemployment rate and requirements for massive fiscal stimulants to be injected into the economy.
Given your mention of the NZX on a previous post, Trump also likes to quote stock markets as a sign of a strong economy, but the reality is these markets are higher due to near zero (or perhaps negative soon) interest rates, housing has followed upwards for a similar reason (although I had thought that Labour were trying to reign in increasing house prices and now it's a positive thing?). There are far more factors at play.
What is undesirable in a way that is different to overseas countries though?
Labour intends to axe the PGF which is interesting.
They should also include the savings from not going ahead with Nat's GST refund scheme and cash bribes to business in their costings but sadly that's not allowed.
Also the poorly thought through and uncosted tax cuts now.
Nice Tim, you managed to conveniently reply to three comments in a row while side stepping the original points and adding nothing of substance.
The scary thing is, it's not even satire....it's true! Well maybe not the bit about the economist's head exploding, I'll grant some artistic license there.
Here's what I see as Labour's unfixable (in the short to medium term) problem. They have perhaps 4-5 capable to semi-capable Ministers. Robertson, Woods, Hipkins, and maybe Parker and Faafoi. Little is entirely out of his depth and a danger to the very fabric of our judicial system.
Ardern is an excellent mouth piece and nothing more. She can parrot policy all day long....just don't expect her to develop or implement any.
When you have a leader who is effectively a very good Press Secretary, you can only paper over the cracks for so long.
Labour's latest ideological burps include:
* Minimum wage to move beyond the $20/hr planned for April
* Fair Pay agreements (aka national awards) to be implemented
* 10 days sick leave per year to be legislated within the first 100 days.
Well, It might help to raise revenue and hence take on less of that scary debt (1% fixed interest owned by our own rbnz) since these workers seem to be the only ones who pay tax.
The "kids 'an grandkids" should be paid more -> so more tax -> less debt. Simple stuff imo.
So inflate our way out of debt is your recommendation? I'm guessing you're not alone in that. At some point we will see rampant inflation in response to the money printing. We are already seeing it to some extent in asset prices and the price of gold. The ones to carry the can in NZ will be Labour's supposed constituents. More money in their pay packet won't bring extra purchasing power for them.
When governments create and give money away for nothing at some point it will devalue its currency. Reserve Banks the world over will be counting on inflation kicking in while trying to maintain low interest rates, and as a side effect, shrink the value of the debt.
This is what happens when government is more concerned with power games and asserting its influence rather than doing the job for which it exists.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/...ive-bush-block
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/pol...campaign-trail
Cindy being called out for breaching mask wearing and social distancing advice in mainstream media.
I have mentioned before and will do so here again - the media reads ST & it’s good to see them highlighting the blatant hypocrisy here by Cindy.
Your comment that only those on minimum wages pay tax shows appalling ignorance. 24% of income tax is paid by the top 3% of earners. Those with incomes over $100,000 pay 42% of the total. Those under $50,000 pay only 19% of the total, yet comprise an extremely high percentage of earners.
I didn't mean only these workers and you should obviously know that.
Not at all but the sort of stuff that's coming from the other side forces me to correct some pretty mistaken ways of thinking. So take a step outside the newstalk echo chamber. :)
To be honest I don't think real kiwis care about the "scandals" posted here now and again, or on Newstalk. A bugee jumping subsidy.. really.
It’s extraordinary I think that you post on a share forum, so presumably are an investor (?) and yet have no idea it seems, that these policies are paid for by the businesses we invest in. They are not paid by the tax payer, ergo the government, and yet the government can decide that they will burden business with additional expenses without any consideration as to whether those additional costs are warranted or affordable. Are you an investor? Do you care about the viability of Your investments? Do you care about whose making the decisions about your companies expenses?
You’re welcome, how about you answer the questions?
Do you care as an investor, which you have not yet admitted to being, that the government is making decisions that affect the viability of all businesses, including those that you can invest in on the market?
It’s not clear at all that you have a grip on the implications of these decisions of the government that could put numerous businesses out of business, some of which are listed companies.
Some of which you may be invested in, not that we’d know this far.
So where exactly do you stand on this, are you towing a party line that affects all business viability, or perhaps not an investor and ambivalent?
It’s difficult to know where you come from with your adamant support for labour, even when its anti free market.
Time to fess up I think, tell us what your position is as an investor and reconcile that against having no power over decisions that affect the viability and returns of your investments
See if you can conjoin your politics with with investment ambitions. I think you are conflicted. But don’t want to admit it.
Maybe you are not noticing what is going on in the rest of the world. In your own bubble and it's quite sad.
we have among the most lightly regulated markets in the developed world and you can cash out at any time with our highly liquid market. Maybe you should consider that if it's all becoming a bit too much.
Now you're talking Panda-NZ. Said like a true leftie. Cut off the hand that feeds you. Plenty of investors and business people from both here and overseas are getting more and more nervous about Labour's bottomless pit of goodies and debt. What do you think happens when they take your advice?
This is a kinda pointless weird rant. Just put out there to let the conspiracy theorists pick it apart. :scared:
https://envirowatchrangitikei.wordpr...covid-treason/