Posts by Paul Rowe
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As you can see from my "Posts:" count I am a fresh-faced newbie here at PAS and not yet adept at reading the sub-text.
There's a subtext here? That's it, Im off :)
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John Key is dead right when he suggests that something needs to be done to address the alarming current account deficit--the result of borrowed money funding a mindless property boom.
Then why doesn't he do that? The Cullen Fund generates foreign income through its investments overseas. Reduce investments overseas, reduce inward revenues. Key is proposing tax cuts in the hope we can spend our way out of the recession, spending on what? Imports, mostly. He says these things but his policies will promote the opposite.
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Um, yes... but anyone who thinks the Cullen Fund wasn't a "political plaything" from it's inception is being a wee bit naive.
Anyone who thinks every government policy as a "political plaything" is being cynical in the extreme. That sort of cynicism belongs to the Herald's pork-o-meter...
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No matter what your opinion of the TVNZ charter, it is a perfect example of the mess you cause by giving one organisation two not-necessarily-compatible goals. The Cullen Fund exists to fund the national super liability in the future, not to prop up our capital market. It can help our stock market, but as a result of its main purpose.
Adam Smith:
It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest.
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Yeah, she says "Arab", not "Arab terrorist". And to McCain's credit he puts her straight.
That Limbaugh piece is terrible, verbwrangle, talk about double-speak
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The mighty Magpies have done the mooloos! Made hard work of it in the end, but 28-0 at half time was a happy time.
Sorry Haydn, you'll have to remind me, am I C'mon the Bay, or Go the Bay?
(Condolences on BoP BTW)
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What is it about Hooten? When you say Winston Peters, he comes out barking mad with the widely reported "you're a f**king c***".
I wonder if that will make it to youtube?
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Was she really this stupid as an MP?
Compared to some of her Act colleagues, Coddingtonswallop was positively gifted.
If you're going to mention "The Great Schlep" you have to include Sarah Silverman's promo
Thanks for posting, Paul, I got distracted by real life.
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Speaking of older voters, this tickled my fancy, from the Times.
The Great Schlep
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I'm with LB, I'm amazed it's taken this long - it's been in the air for ages, and the cricketers did it years ago.
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BTW, for the curious, based on the current PM's salary of $375,000, John Key's tax cut would be $7,660. Under Labour's scheme, he would get only $1,410.
That's a trick question, under Labour's scheme John Key doesn't get to be Prime Minister.