Posts by Steve Barnes
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I just think “Business Attire” is the wrong thing to wear in Parliament, it ain’t no stinkin’ business and we don’t need no stinkin’ badgers.
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Polity: A wilting rose, in reply to Mr Mark,
Couldn’t hurt.
Could it?Hardie won the election and became the country’s first socialist M.P. The tradition at that time was for MPs to wear top hats and long black coats. Hardie created a sensation by entering Parliament wearing a cloth cap and tweed suit.
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If Andrew Little would only turn up dressed like this instead of looking just like all the other stuffed shirts in pinstriped suits that pass for politicians these days the boot would be on the other foot I can tell you and that foot would be put down with a firm hand, I will tell you that for nothing so you can put your wallet away and get on with putting things straight and stop your blathering on about these so called leaders of our once great nation.
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Speaker: Are we seeing the end of MSM,…, in reply to Alfie,
Barry Soper fails again.
The SIS report conjures up images of Inspector Clouseau with his heavy moustache and deerstalker Sherlock Holmes hat.
I know its not Soper that is responsible for grabbing the accompanying photos but....
FFS
A stock photo of Sherlock instead of Clouseau.........?.
Clouseau wears Sherlock's hat? AAAARRRRGGGGGGGHHHH -
Govt unexpectedly posts 8-month surplus on increased tax take
Until you read the figures..
Income $48.1 Billion
Expenses $48.4 Billion
Er... that's a loss of $300 million......
But wait.... there's more...
Assets $275.3 Billion
Liabilities $188.3 Billion
Hey we're $87 Billion ahead..
Hang on... The operating balance is -$5.1 billion so $82 billion..
ButIn the first eight months, net debt was lower than forecast at $62.4 billion
I wonder who's arse they pulled that figure out of?.
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Hard News: Dirty Politics, in reply to Alfie,
What’s happening in Iceland at the moment is fascinating with the PM, Finance and Interior Ministers all being exposed as money launderers.
My first thought on that was "Those are the guys that dumped on the banks in the aftermath of the GFC, fucking bankers getting their own back". That may still turn out to be part of the story, I do hope so but either way I think this could be a win for the little guys.
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I have never been a great fan of fiction writing so I read very little anymore, apart from technical manuals and the like, the MSM just seems like a lifestyle mag these days.
So, the picture I have of the world is framed in terms of fiction, believable but true?.
The concept of “Harm Reduction” in relation to all kinds of laws, in my view, is that as little harm as possible is done to those with the power, drugs are bad because they may harm the profits of the Alcohol Industry, the Tobacco Industry gets away with harming mere people because they contribute so much to the “economy” and they got there first so drugs are bad…
It beggars belief that this is the case but History is full of cases where harm to humans is regarded as secondary to the profits of the powerful and in many cases, drugs are the excuse for offensive action, just look at South America ( The War on Democracy )
As for Sugar, you are up against powerful interests, USDA for one with the influence of the corn growers lobby and Coca Cola, to name but three..
So, if what you are after is the freedom to do whatever you like to yourself just remember, your body is merely a part in their machine and that machine is there to make a profit for those with the power and the money.eta
The Corn refiners have an interesting take….
Sugar=Bad.
High Fructose Corn Syrup=Good…
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Polity: Let the big lies flow, in reply to Nat,
Does anyone have a good primer, or reference?
History of basic income Basic Income Earth Network.
Basic income Wikipedia.
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Polity: The Taxpayers' Union rides again!, in reply to Angela Hart,
Are you suggesting that political parties should not allow public discussion of significant policy possibilities?
Well, that is what National does, there is never any consultation with the public over anything, look at the flag debacle. No "do you want to change the flag?", just a token choice and lots of pushing its own agenda.
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Polity: Let the big lies flow, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
National’s policies seem to be heading towards – ‘spare change?’
Oh Ian, you sound disappointed but never mind, that seems to be Nationals plan...
In parliament yesterday the inimitable Bill English informed us that...Part of the key to this Government’s success is relentless dissatisfaction
So, it is no surprise that we are dissatisfied with their fumbling flip floppy ways.
Well, it worked for Toyota...
Not even their soundbites are original...
