Nat/act/nzf 2023

[Aaron]

Take your sanctimonious platitudes elsewhere.

Not sanctimonious just talking my book as a poor person.

Also you did not answer my question.

Is the 2.3billion accommodation allowance a gift to landlords? What other industry gets that sort of TAXPAYER support. Or should we view housing as something different from other businesses?

Is targeted inflation a gift to landlords particularly heavily leveraged landlords?

I would be surprised to get an answer from you regarding my questions, just more ranting on some topic unrelated to my questions.

You have got a good seat on your hobby horse, stay on it.

[blackcap]

Legendary Māori novelist Alan Duff believes social welfare is “robbing” tangata whenua of self-dignity and enabling a victim mentality that perpetuates the cycle of poverty.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/real...LFTOYTTLV6WSM/

I think Duff is onto something.

[Bjauck]

Legendary Māori novelist Alan Duff believes social welfare is “robbing” tangata whenua of self-dignity and enabling a victim mentality that perpetuates the cycle of poverty.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/real...LFTOYTTLV6WSM/

I think Duff is onto something.

It is not the only thing that has been “robbed” from tangata whenua over the years.

[Daytr]

Mark Mitchell is interested in public / private partnership for police station.
What planet is he on.
Neoliberalism gone mad.

National are returning to type, look for more asset sell offs, it's what they do. And they don't care for the consequences. Just look at our power companies.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/...station-option

[davflaws]

Legendary Māori novelist Alan Duff believes social welfare is “robbing” tangata whenua of self-dignity and enabling a victim mentality that perpetuates the cycle of poverty.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/real...LFTOYTTLV6WSM/

I think Duff is onto something.

There is no doubt whatsoever that Duffy Books has been successful. A practical approach to a real problem has helped encourage a lot of kids into further education and the economic boost that that provided.

That doesn't mean his wider diagnosis of our social ills and their amelioration is accurate. It fits his particular political convictions and makes the rednecks and the racists feel good, but the political effect of his opinions and those like them is the current developing policy debacle.

We are introducing policies (traffic light system, boot camps) which will use a disproportionate amount of our scarce resources for very little or negative (opportunity cost) effect.

I would be very surprised if there are any public servants with policy and practical expertise who actually agree that this is a good idea. But it will juice many ACT, some NZF, and a few National voters. Sad.

[Panda-NZ-]

Under Labour unemployment was 3%, now it's 5%.

They're running on non-existent issues and reverting to the National party "greatest hits".

Wohoo we have "strong economic management ", so what when auckland is overcrowded and crime is increasing.