@johnnymcgurk1 @Daffwena The tax take is immediate, the costs are in the future. Nats are always about short term pocket lining with no thought for the long term costs. See various superannuation schemes where ring fenced payments were used to fund tax cuts.
@FairiMairi @mumtotwiggy @Campbell_Barry With the ultimate aim of privatising water assets.
The model suggested by the Nats is what has, as an example, led to raw sewage flowing into UK rivers & beaches and crippling increases to water rates paid by householders.
@truereckons1@JamieEnsor@LloydBurr Of the 90 to 100,000 houses sold in NZ, how many sold for more than $2m? You and Nicola Willis must have had the same maths teacher.
@CaucusLabour @David_Cormack Actually it focuses the systems, processes, management and staff on the most effective way of fudging numbers. Usually by bumping people off waiting lists, changing eligibility criteria or by refusing referrals.
So yeah, excellent outcomes.
@Larissacomments Thank you for sharing this. My life has got incredibly small over the past few years and your post has gently nudged me toward making some changes
@hellomotorbike I thought the interview pointed to a two tier system. Drugs approved for use in NZ but only available to those able to pay a higher co-pay (or with health insurance) or with a higher productivity value. I found the whole interview really scary
@queencynethryth The twitter word limit is insufficient, but in no particular order: habitat destruction, ratepayers funding billions of infrastructure, arson, land occupation, greed, climate change and so on. But mostly the absolute stench of corruption