Posts by Raymond A Francis
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Thanks for that Graeme
It is really interesting to get an inside view of the thinking on the tricky votes or rather how people don't take instructions seriously
The votes that interest me are the so called "take-away votes" real room for skulduggery there
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Well done David, really pleased you have found a good sustainable way through this minefield
As for your other stresses, raising children is like that although you have much more than your share...enjoy the good times, endure the rest
We had hard times while we raised our boys, money losses can be replaced but those good times were magic
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I have been pondering this "class" thing for a couple of days
Being white and middle class there is a tendency to say we still live in a mostly classless society, which is true for us but not so much from the point of Giovanni's "under class " though
So ok , we have ""underclass", "middle New Zealand", "the rich" with the subset here in my part of the South Island that could be called the "Landed Gentry" (send their children to Christ College, owned their land for 4+ generations and are not very financial thanks to the afore-mentioned)The great thing we do have going for us here in New Zealand is that it is quite easy to slip/slide from one class to another. In fact you don't even need a Lotto win to do it, just good luck and timing
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OnPoint: Dear Labour Caucus, in reply to Lucy Stewart,
I think you are starting to get there, where ever that might be to quote our King-to-be hopefully a question we can find an answer for
It is not about "money in every pocket" Germany had that after WW1 and it turned only good for lighting the fire but it was a big fireA couple of weeks ago a poster here (might have been Ben) said that he felt he and most of his cohort were poorer than his parents
I think we need some firm indications of what the terms "poverty and rich" really are
Is it a state of mind (ability to pay that unexpected bill), reality (can't feed, care or house ) or even more complexityAs I said we need to know the real problem before we can solve it
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And they just have all those kids to get more money...not
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Legal Beagle: Paula's Peril; or The…, in reply to Paul Campbell,
Yes, I like the look of that 1/120 the total vote required
Sorry to lazy to work that out but how would the present Parliment look if we had used that rule?
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Indeed, it is going to be an interesting week
And as for labours worries about the double or double, double bluff by the right in endorsing a candidate how pathetic is thatIf David and David or a 54 year old baby boomer as a fresh face are the answer then I feel the wrong question has been asked
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Judging with what has happened in the past in New Zealand with MMP I feel dropping the threshold is a goer but do other countries who use similar systems feel it is necessary?
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Learnt to drive in a 1959 Ford, parking has been easy ever since
It still lives locally but the amount of gas needed keeps it at home I would guess
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OnPoint: Spending "Cap" is Fiscal Anorexia, in reply to bulbul,
In the 50s lots of jokes revolved around people of colour, hor'si half gallon jar
And then in the 60s it was common to tell jokes about women, feminists etcNo sense of humour if you complained, its sarcasm, it is the truth, that's how they are
See a pattern
Just saying