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Speaker: An Open Letter To David Cunliffe, in reply to Kumara Republic,
if the housing bubble manages to pop within the next 3 years
I’m interested Deepred, when the housing bubble pops, given the stats are so skewed by the prices in one city, what are the forecasts for the average nationwide percentage drop in value? Especially
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The reason your person on a low income would pay CGT on a $10K gain in value from selling a house is because it is income.<q>
Having taken the time to read back of all the responses Lucy, In terms of the what I was looking for i.e something that succinctly defines Labour's new direction, your slogan fits best:
<q>because it is income
Sue provided an appropriate subheading:
In a fair and equal society everyone pays taxes on the money they gain
A fair and equal for the rich and for the poor, be it income off the gains of the sale of a Flat Bush McMansion or the gains from the sale of a 'non-collectible' family heirloom; it's income. Be it the difference between Roland Callahan being able to afford a new Maserati or the Morrison family being able to afford birthday presents for the kids; it's income.
As mentioned on the Vision and Dumbassery thread, if I had been able to vote, my vote was tabbed for the Greens, still is unless they pull a Duncan Garner.
Introduce and progressively increase a tax-free threshold up to $10,000 at the bottom of the income tax scale, simplify rates in the middle bands of the tax scale, and increase the top rates of income tax.
Why not Labour:
Labour has quietly dropped two planks of its 2011 election tax policy: a $5,000 tax-free threshold and the zero-rating of GST on fresh fruit and vegetables.
When Keith discussed this tax-free threshold in 2010, there did at least seem to be some discussion that it could work as George suggested:
pair it with the introduction of another tax, so you’d be revenue neutral.
i.e. a CGT. So in 2014 by keeping the CGT and removing the tax-free threshold, Labour became the all stick and no carrot party. At least for those of us on incomes below $5000.
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Coalition party supports challenge against the authority of the Central People’s Government:
I admire their courage & wish them all success: RT:10,000 Workers Are on Strike in Support of Hong Kong’s Protests
The beginning of a shift in New Zealand-China relations or a bold new breed of Government fashionista?
If New Zealand challenges China on an issue that it regards as crucial, Beijing is likely to respond by removing trade and other privileges. Because of this, New Zealand officials are cautious to avoid offending Chinese sensibilities.
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Speaker: An Open Letter To David Cunliffe, in reply to Hilary Stace,
Ditto I refer locals to Annette King and her office as they are likely to get problems sorted.
Yes Hilary. if I was to pick someone to restore the heart and soul of the Labour party, Annette’s that leader.
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Capture: Upside Down, Inside Out, in reply to Sofie Bribiesca,
That's some aquaponic bud grown by one of my CELTA classmates on his balcony in Tianjin China, 2010. He was leaving the country and giving the stuff away.
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☣HAZARD☣
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Hard News: History repeats: New…, in reply to David Herkt,
I wanted it to be fast-cut and media-rich with as many historical images and sounds I could gather. I wanted to use relevant New Zealand music
Though I’ve hit a roadblock in terms of only being able to find the first two parts of episode 1 having been uploaded to youtube, It is tremendously evocative David, very watchable. I was immediately reminded of an uncle who was kicked out of home in the 70s for throwing a few seeds down in the backyard. Tearing apart the fabric of society seems to be nothing more than a neglected byproduct for law enforcers like Brian Stewart, chuckling away as he explains why he refers to Murray Grimsdale’s girlfriend as “rat girl”.
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Speaker: An Open Letter To David Cunliffe, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
Hell yeah Ian, all these lectures all the time, it’s all we ever get from you, lecture this, lecture that, and on ‘manners’ of all things, my body aches from dodging all your lecture. Enough with these lectures Ian! And no more infantalising poodles!
These are adults. (4/10/2014)
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Speaker: An Open Letter To David Cunliffe, in reply to andin,
Oh you mean the fiction we build around ourselves…Not the connection I was referring too.
Absolutely Andin, I hoped the Yoda clip wouldn’t have been too opaque. I get fully method with these threads, and try not to break character, what’s the narrative here:
Jamesy doesn’t like Davy, Davy’s gotta go, If Davy keeps his post, that’s Jamesy done, but Davy wants to keep his post and Jamesy’s getting shit about asking Davy to go, Jamesy’s providing scandalous updates, Marky expects Jamesy to be fronting up, it’s a narrow point, it’s a pandora’s box of dumb, Jamesy might be in hospital, Granty may have back-stabbed Davesy last time round, but it also coulda been Davy who back-stabbed Davesy, Marky suggests a new activity for Jamesy, Davy, Davesy, Granty and the rest of the meemee kids to wrap their laughing gear around, and these are the blokes gunning for stewardship over the kiwis, the only cultural reference point that comes to mind is;
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Speaker: An Open Letter To David Cunliffe, in reply to anna g,
Of course, he was referring to the factional discord, orchestrated and exploited by the destructively ambitious Cunliffe.
For someone who’s embraced the coolness of Key, you don’t seem to place a lot of stock in what he says:
David Shearer was actively undermined by his deputy, Grant Robertson, Prime Minister John Key says.
[sarcasm meter-zero]
