I wonder if the "announced" rise in GST is just part of a long term play. Imagine we get to the, if not black at least a very dark shade of blue, budget to find a whole raft of changes announced. Not changing GST would make a bitter
I first “knew” Jack from reading the, group authored, Beyond Branding Blog which included content from his own: The Persuader Blog. When not blogging, running his virtual company, publishing Lucire, writing, speaking, creating fonts, appearing on Radio and TV he somehow even found time to comment on my blog(s)
This is a bit embarrassing: Cleaning up my draft blog folder I found this post, written back in September, but for some reason unpublished! Wind your mind back to 09/2009 as you read… Jack Yan announces candidacy for Mayor of Wellington I can’t say this was a surprise
TVNZ 7 have a theme for their November schedule "In plain English" as publicised by New Zealand Finance Minister Bill English. I wonder if it includes: * Minimise your tax liability with a trust in plain English * Maximizing your rental income in plain English * LAQCs in plain English * Public
I don’t know much about ACC, have never needed it to any large degree, but I wonder about this article. Is Rod Oram, usually sound, off his rocker or are we being spun into partial privatisation by rhetoric? Rod Oram: ACC - the political claims and the reality... | Stuff.
I may have once before… The Peters Factor | In Business Sir Robert Jones predicts that National will prove to be a one-term pony, and that the former member for Tauranga will once again stalk the boards of parliament… Via Mallard
Forest & Bird are rather polite regarding the Energy and Resources Minister’s desire to access resources locked up in National Parks and Conservation Reserves. “Fuck off” seems more appropriate. Forest & Bird » Blog Archive » Undermining NZ’s clean, green image Energy and Resources Minster Gerry Brownlee has his eyes
According to The World’s Smallest Political Quiz , I’m a Centrist. What are you? Via Cameron
What if the Birther, the Truther, and the Deceptor movements merged?
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My Political Views I am a left moderate social libertarian Left: 3.79, Libertarian: 1.11 Political Spectrum Quiz
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Watching the report on TVNZ regarding US heathcare, or lack of it, and the impact it's having on the new poor. Given that's a fast rising group it's a worry for the US. I fear it's where National will...
Can't blog about politics today, until the polls close, other than to say: Go vote! From www.elections.org.nz New Zealanders can vote in any polling place in the country – but voting in...
