Posts by Brent Jackson
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I like the idea of, instead of putting a tick into a party box, you can write a number. The number is that of the candidate on that party's list that you would most like to see in parliament. List seats are then allocated in order of most votes received. So the party decides the list, but the voters determine who on the list gets in.
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My daughter's turtle collection on a painting that she did at school
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Speaker is not allowed a casting vote, so they no longer cost the government a vote.
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I read that a recent poll (cannot find it now sorry) found that 40% of people choose their party vote based on who they would like to see as Prime Minister. It is people like these that haven't truly understood MMP (imho).
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Hard News: Last Words, in reply to Steve Barnes,
A vote against Labour is as good as a vote for National ...
You're either for us, or against us ...
That's not the way MMP works.
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Greens are getting my party vote. Although some of their policy is anti-science, more of it is evidence-based than any other party. Also, their MPs behave like adults.
I was surprised that this didn't make the MSM :
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1111/S00500/ombudsman-points-to-nationals-agenda-for-more-asset-sales.htm
Is it a non-story or just too hard to fact-find on ? -
Very few Aucklanders wear tinfoil hats, so the mind-beams will easily influence voters to return the garage-sale government.
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So that's why ACT are always on about the "Brain Drain", they want to build one.
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I personally think that 5% of the winning candidates vote would be fairer than a flat 5%. For example, if 21 candidates run in a seat, and all of them get just under 5%, would all of them lose their deposit ? Including the winning candidate ?
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OnPoint: Fiscal Responsibility is the…, in reply to Peter Green,
The interesting comparison is revenue from dividends versus interest on additional borrowing.
I agree. It would be nice to see a succinct explanation of how much NZ stands to lose both immediately (consultants fees, etc), and long term (foregone dividends less govt debt interest for the same money), when National sell off our assets.
