Tim

Office dullard

[Tim @Zoltuger]

@elsthoughthrs Brennan's Australian Spanish teacher

No me gusta!

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@ShishKebab2k How much of the skyrocketing health bill is due to the same people drawing Super?

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@five15design $290 million is over four years, and it applies to banks and insurers. So genuine drop in the bucket rounding error

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@NZTransitBuzz I'm pleased to see the double wide doors. It makes offloading so much faster than the typical single file.

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@tauhenare Answer: entitlement

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@actparty Disband Airways! Aircraft should have the freedom to fly when and where they want!

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@ClintVSmith @nicholasphilp Fees free was designed to encourage invest in higher education outcomes to create a long-term smarter economy.

Once again short term thinking from governments

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@RichardHills_ The last two years of KiwiSaver contributions will have the least time to grow from compounding returns

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@ClintVSmith @Gregatnelson Reminds me of the South Park version of Trump: "hey relax guy"

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@farmgeek @nicholasphilp Perhaps Woolworths donations were sufficient since they avoid a breakup?

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@Tasmanesque @AbsentHog And the nature of sausage homes that lack direct street access

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@ausaviation Those 737s are noisy! Flew DPS-MEL-AKL and my ears are still ringing

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@ZealandEarly Qantas bought a few 737s from Silk Air - you might be flying on one of those. Is the livery completely white?

[Michael Linden @MichaelSLinden]

In 2023, Massachusetts added a new "Millionaire" surtax. Some people claimed it would spark "tax flight" and rich people would leave the state. We know how data on 2023 migration, and there's just no evidence of that at all. In fact, high-income outmigration rates dropped.

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@nicholasphilp Solidifing support in their key demographic: 65 to death

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@nicholasphilp Wouldn't have made any difference - NZ would be equally unable to import crude oil from Middle East, as it currently unable to import refined fuel

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Saving this for the next time a political party suggests cutting GST on food

[Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600]

Awesome bit of data that makes intuitive sense.

“Finland cut VAT on haircuts in 2007 to see if cheaper prices would boost demand and jobs. But when the tax fell by €4, many salons lowered prices by only €2 and kept the rest as profit. When VAT rose again, prices jumped by the full €4, turning a temporary tax cut into a permanent price hike. It’s tax incidence in action: firms with pricing power pass on cuts partly, and hikes fully.”

Source: https://t.co/5I8QnEInku

[Analytic Flying @analyticflying]

Emirates EK449 heading back to Auckland. It'll be a 15.5h flight to nowhere! Flight to Dubai is typically 16h which explains endurance, but why go back rather than divert?

It's home for a lot of pax & avoids immigration challenges that some will experience at diversion point.

[Tim @Zoltuger]

@analyticflying There'll be 3x A380s on the ground at AKL for the first time in years. 2x EK and 1x SQ

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@analyticflying Surely a record return to destination at 14+ hours?