Posts by merc
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The veil of competition must be keep at all costs.
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Aren't student living allowances means tested? And who knew it's NOT about the economy?
http://www.3news.co.nz/Natural-environment-number-one-election-issue-for-voters/tabid/419/articleID/231299/Default.aspx -
Cracker: On the trail, pt 1., in reply to Damian Christie,
This highlights the fact that we never get to make these types of call, babies or means testing ;-)
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Voting system is fine, let's have a referendum on asset sales, with a proper yes or no question that will be binding ;-)
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Hard News: We interrupt this broadcast ..., in reply to Islander,
I agree, I would like to see the BORA enshrined in law first though.
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Sounds like time for a digital open polytechnic, possibly better than a cycleway?
When I see these sorts of ideas it confirms for me that Mr Key wanting to sell our assets is simply him admitting defeat. -
OnPoint: If Wishes Were Horses..., in reply to Islander,
Sounds like a digital opportunity, and we don't even need faster broadband for it. Tertiary wont like it though.
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Goff acquitted himself very well. If the point that Key is dodging the hard discussions isn't accepted by the electorate by now...
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Legal Beagle: Referendum Fact Check 4:…, in reply to Graeme Edgeler,
That's a wad of assumptions there. Mainly for me I don't like the compulsory vote thing because I think the non-vote (must register to vote though) is also a vote.
Besides the usual nastiness behind forcing people to vote for people they cannot countenance. -
OnPoint: If Wishes Were Horses..., in reply to Sofie Bribiesca,
That’s interesting because the vast majority of business in NZ is 5 employees and under, we never hear Mr Key talk about them. I think the tax regime for sole traders and SME’s (small to medium enterprises) needs a radical rethink (tax write-offs discourage growth).
This is the area where productivity gains can be made, these are the people that need to be listened to.
Rob is right, what about those who chose not to study at tertiary level, what can we offer them?
Oh and conspiracy level 3; tertiary funding is the second bubble behind sub-prime lending ;-)