Bill Rosenberg

Interested in wages, inequality, wellbeing, economic development, trade, unions and music.

[Barak Ravid @BarakRavid]

🚨🇺🇸🇮🇱Secretary of State Blinken & Secretary of Defense Austin sent a letter on Monday to Israel demanding it takes steps within 30 days to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza in order to avoid consequences in U.S. law for U.S. milirary aid to Israel. See letter here:

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@GeoRosenberg @BorisJohnson I’ll bring you a food parcel from the antipodes.

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@DrJessBerentson @MaxRashbrooke @oiwoods @CrowdvBank There’s further reading on distributional aspects of the tax system in background paper https://t.co/P2eZ1kGgK8. A significant finding to me is that *both* our tax system and our transfer (welfare) system are near the bottom of the OECD in reducing inequality.

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@GeoRosenberg Stephen Colbert on The Graphic https://t.co/RxFl46JSDx

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Tim Hazledine: Business Advisory Council could prick 'lack of confidence' bubble, via @nzherald https://t.co/830YXVL6dd

[Anusha Bradley @AnushaBradley]

Here it is. The hardest story I've ever had to write. I really hope this wonderful community gets the help it deserves.

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What confidence can we have in “business confidence“? https://t.co/VdS9lpAbsg

Not much.

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@bernardchickey Quite.

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@SherylCadman @NZQandA Yep, Retail has 2nd lowest average wage next to Accommodation & food services.

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Support for inquiry into food prices on @nzqanda. I suggested inquiry into supermarket duopoly. Here's what their profitability looks like

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@NewshubNZ Since 2015, definition of elective surgery was extended to include non-surgical departments e.g dental surgery. p9 https://t.co/OReZ37Uaso

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@kaupapa Sorry, I don't know the answer to that.

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Actually just national health services $101m short. Total Health budget $215m short. https://t.co/dPkKvWivXX https://t.co/aWcqChL4WX

[Unite Union New Zealand @UniteUnion]

Nurses say health budget is $101 million short https://t.co/G1h8Zf1xfd

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Health budget: When they attack the messenger rather than argue the facts you know their case is weak. @radionz. https://t.co/2nlCNZNvai.

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@JeneeTibshraeny I agree many countries in Europe have too high public debt. But it is really only to emphasise how low New Zealand's is.

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@JeneeTibshraeny Yes, esp at low interest rates & net govt debt levels. Incl Super Fund asset (international agencies often do) & net debt looks even lower

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@tory_selflove @JeneeTibshraeny It's gross debt. Govt targets net debt (subtracting financial assets but not counting NZ Super Fund). In March $62b. Counting NZSF $32b

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@GuyonEspiner Thanks @GuyonEspiner. It tells us a lot about the state of NZ broadcasting that the best long form TV interviews come from Radio NZ

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@EricCrampton @PMcPFace @jmarshallnz Report p16:AHC "is preferable for subgroup comparisons in NZ".Only flat after 2004 if ignore the valley

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@EricCrampton @PMcPFace @jmarshallnz Agree interesting. Why does it focus on BHC? Why compare to 2004 when evident policy change in 2008/09?