@matt_horncastle Easy solution….TAX ALL NZers, wherever they reside. If you want Kiwi nationality then pay your Tax….dont want to pay, then renounce your citizenship……simples!
It’s exactly what the USA does, & I think you’re gonna see a lot more countries doing it too.
@RnaudBertrand A chunk of the drop is Brexitanother, the incredible Chinese growth, which is hardly replicable elsewhere, certainly not in established economies. Of course, compared to US they look an econ basket case but so does most of the developed world….& I expect stateside will pop soon?
@Strange_G Rubbish. We are an Immigrant nation, as is US, Aust, Canada…..it’s one of our key strengths…..and all should be able to take part at all levels.
I’d welcome a chat about how quickly we give full citizenship (too fast, in my view)
@matt_horncastle U are a certified nutjob. You don’t belong in this country….please f’k the f’k off to Trumpland, or somewhere equally fascist….youll be happier, & most kiwis will be too.
@bangonomics@gingereejit Yes, she is right…but not for reason u cite…. there’s so little Soc Housing & so much demand……getting a place is like winning the f’king lotto, but that’s a indictment on the system.
@matt_horncastle I’d be open to more Govt involvement in Banking, but this BNZ idea looks like an expensive folly.
What could really change the NZ Banking game would be adopting the US Fannie May & Freddie Mac model, a Federal body that ensures affordable long-term fixed rate mortgages.
@PronouncedHare NZF are solidly Right, which hasn’t always been the case previously. TBH, if NZF didn’t exist National would need 2/3s of Winston’s “populist” policy programme to hold their ground…. he’s doing them a favour.