Posts by merc
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Hard News: Reputation and remuneration, in reply to Sacha,
I agree, and they are not no-string handouts, nothing ever is. This is also apposite,
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/small-business/news/article.cfm?c_id=85&objectid=10793644
Still just rain follows the plow.
Oh and a bit of quid pro quo for the Govt, http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/6623187/Nannies-baulk-at-doing-states-nanny-business
Asset sales agenda should be discussed in depth and vigorously as to what constitutes public and private good and what this is measured against. I see the new super ministry has no identifiable public aims, seemingly no monetary ones either other than cuts.
Prison closures could also be measured against social outcomes, if indeed any were in place. Casinos would be an epic fail, even if sweetened with conference centres. -
Hard News: Reputation and remuneration, in reply to Craig Ranapia,
The question is whether it is a public or a private good. If a conference centre is trickling down money from attendees to local business and airlines and hotels I'm pretty much of the view that these things, once AirNZ is privatised are a private good.
Townhalls and libraries are a different case though.
Mind you the whole thing is very muddy here. -
Hard News: Time to move on, in reply to Rich of Observationz,
Nah, it doesn't work that way for me.
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Hard News: Time to move on, in reply to tussock,
Never underestimate the pettiness of the NZ justice system.
And the Crown.
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Hard News: A storm in any port, in reply to Hilary Stace,
...3,2,1...timing may depend on coin offered.
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Smoking gun, from No Right Turn,
http://norightturn.blogspot.co.nz/2012/03/psychopathic-management-in-action.html -
Hubris yes, because they are prepared to destroy all profits for the sake of power, utter stupidity and hubris, yes.
Auckland loses, again.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10793793
I don't think they are running this port very well at all. -
I'd like clarity on the documented chain of command. Then I'd like to have exactly what Key is proposing for privatisation in terms of who answers to the owners.
It's all in the contract as these goons know, shareholding or not. I see Treasury has had another winner pick on the growth figure last quarter.
Oh well between the super city, the super ministry and Tsar Joyce, all is well.
If Smith resigns from Parliament does that affect the numbers? -
Working for us, POAL managers,
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/employment/news/article.cfm?c_id=11&objectid=10793727 -
Hard News: A storm in any port, in reply to Sofie Bribiesca,
I agree, I wish, we can't, it's not ours, it's theirs :-(