Posts by merc
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...borrow and spend, borrow and spend.
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I cite this as an example, http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10763359
Goff, "Everyone who owns a home will now be insured - eliminating the ``moral hazard" of covering uninsured homeowners, which penalises people who pay for private insurance cover."
Mr Goff also said a Labour Government would also increase the $100,000 cap on EQC cover after consulting with the commission and the insurance industry."
Morally addresses the issue.Brownlee, But Mr Brownlee said Labour's proposal "smacks of policy on the hoof"' and was poorly thought out.
"Why would anyone be comfortable with the idea you would be paying for the same EQC cover based on the value of your home?"
Does not address the issue morally, cynically avoids it yes.Without heart everything is a mind game.
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Hard News: Ante Up, in reply to Steve Barnes,
This is the whole issue I think, what to pay for out of taxes, what we pay for after we are taxed, the whole model is outdated and successive govts trip round the issue because...well they compete from both sides, two examples are land speculation and events. Unfettered due our lack of an enshrined BORA is part of the problem. I have noticed that both major parties, Key's in particular don't seem to have any consistent moral ethos...so really it's moot as to why this gets funded out of tax or that gets the privatisation treatment because you know...there is nothing to evaluate anything against, the Treasury cannot even give us ROI figures for multi-million dollar corporate handouts for goodness sake.
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The problem with the last tv licence fee was that no one paid it and they couldn't force you to. Most fines go unpaid. And they are taxes by another name.
The recurring theme is Govt. or insurance company owned, and that includes ACC, ChCh insurance, work insurance, superannuation, health insurance, car rego, etc...we fudge round trying to support the veneer of welfare...when I think it is clear what the Nats want, the US model, insurance companies as legislators. We already have it here when we pay twice for health, and with compulsory super we will pay twice for pensions.
And so it is with broadcasting.
Oh and BTW if you want to know anything about costing human longevity, ask an actuary. -
Indeed, the welfare Mr Key speaks of is indeed cake.
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Hire some hobbits...
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Govt. can't have it both ways. They speculate to make profit from retirement funds, they pay those profits back to retirees.
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http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10763242
If I was a solo Mother I would occupy Treasury.