I have an inquisitive mind. Learning about and looking at old stuff is so much fun. Focus mainly on NZ and Aus stuff, but also anything old in general.
I'm curious, I wonder how many government MPs have private health insurance for themselves and their families. I have this theory that a government would be less concerned about cutting funding to health if their families are protected by private health insurance.
Wish NZ gov would help grow businesses that create/provide high value goods & services for export, so can provide well paying jobs. Give them tax breaks, interest free loans & grants for R&D so they can grow quicker. We can do better than exporting low value primary products.
Just seen a paywalled story in the Herald Sun Victoria that stop sign workers and labourers will soon earn $120k a yr under a new union pay deal. My former flatmate graduated as an Occupational Therapist but worked as a Labourer as it paid more...
From talking to colleagues, family & friends over the years, I get the impression that broadly speaking, people working in government dont have a high opinion of people working in the private sector, and people in the private sector have a low opinion of government workers.
Just read in a March Stuff article that less than 4% of our domestic freight in NZ is carried by coastal shipping. Quite surprised by that. It's 17% in Australia.
Motuotau Rabbit Island at low tide, Mt Maunganui, Tauranga. Acrylic painting on cotton canvas. Artist: Shaun Ryan. Permission given by the artist to share this image.
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Got some quotes for comparison. One large insurance provider wouldnt even give me a quote. Risk of inundation, a creek is 1 km away. Wondering if insurance companies risk appetite is getting less & less as they better understand risk & with impacts of climate change.