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				<title>Mark Graham</title>
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						<p>Follow up from Russell's post <em>yesterday</em>!</p><blockquote><p>The story about "confidential strategy notes" in which delegates were advised to distribute pamphlets on KiwiSaver produced by the Inland Revenue Department and on Working for Families produced by Work and Income" and "also advised to tell voters when handing out the pamphlets that…</p></blockquote>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:57:52 +1200</pubDate>
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				<title>Mark Graham</title>
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						1. As I understand it, the possibility of using Govt. Dept. information booklets was brought up in a closed session and dismissed at the time. Someone then leaked it out and the Herald and National have tried to make a stupid idea an issue related to the Electoral Finance Act.…
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				<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:53:25 +1200</pubDate>
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				<title>Felix Marwick</title>
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						<blockquote>Things might be tight, but leaving a job and finding another in this small pond is not quite that easy. Take my industry, TVNZ gave meagre pay increases to most people over the past few years (those of us who were lucky enough to avoid redundancy), so unless TV3 are…</blockquote>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:44:32 +1200</pubDate>
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				<title>Damian Christie</title>
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						<blockquote><p>But you'd think that by now, someone would get Williams on a very short choke chain</p></blockquote><p>Let's not forget he was also responsible for getting the public all excited that Labour was planning to announce tax cuts before the last election.</p><blockquote><p>Employment is priced based on demand, not on cost.</p></blockquote><p>…</p>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:57:59 +1200</pubDate>
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				<title>James Francis</title>
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						<p>Tell Mike Williams he's not allowed to speak in public without written permission of a responsible adult?</p><p>That being Helen Clark?</p><p>I think you've unwittingly (or wittingly?) found the slogan for the election.</p><p>"A Government of responsible adults"</p><p>No. It doesn't really work, does it.</p>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:40:04 +1200</pubDate>
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				<title>Craig Ranapia</title>
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						<blockquote><p>You’d think by now Mike Williams would know his stuff.</p></blockquote><p>To play devil's advocate, Mike Williams does know his stuff &ndash; if you mean the seriously unglam scut work behind the scenes that keeps a mainstream political party solvent and functional.</p><p>But you'd think that by now, someone would get…</p>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:56:37 +1200</pubDate>
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				<title>Shep  Cheyenne</title>
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						<p>"the new holiday pay legislation means a flat white on Anzac Day costs $4.20 instead of $3.50"</p><p>On ANZAC day the only acceptable coffee is a Coffee Royal (or what ever it's called) Coffee &amp; Rum. Start the day the way you mean to go on.</p>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:22:29 +1200</pubDate>
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				<title>Zippy Gonzales</title>
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						Anyone made money from their KiwiSaver yet, or is it only the overhead employees in clover? Go the Vogons!
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				<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:39:44 +1200</pubDate>
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				<title>Kyle Matthews</title>
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						<blockquote>Yes, there will be say 2% (50% uptake of a 4% contribution?) less room in the budget for paying top-line salary increases to retain or attract staff but the market is tight enough that if you say to an employee "I've stopped your pay rise because of Kiwisaver" they'll wander…</blockquote>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:41:16 +1200</pubDate>
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				<title>Gareth Ward</title>
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						<blockquote><p><em> It is disappointing to learn that some employers are already pushing down wages, especially as there’s a tax credit to offset at least part of their contribution for the first two years.</em></p><p>Sure, but imagine how disappointing it is to be in the throes of setting up shop in…</p></blockquote>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:25:43 +1200</pubDate>
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				<title>Damian Christie</title>
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						Ha, I now see that DPF had this cartoon about 10 days ago... typical, I did trawl back a few pages, because I thought he might have done it.  Nevermind, I'm sure there's some part of the Venn diagram where all his readers aren't belong to us. :)
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				<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:25:00 +1200</pubDate>
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				<title>Robyn Gallagher</title>
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						Correct order has been restored to poltical lolz. Now I can rest.
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				<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:30:18 +1200</pubDate>
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				<title>Don Christie</title>
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						<blockquote><p>It is disappointing to learn that some employers are already pushing down wages, especially as there’s a tax credit to offset at least part of their contribution for the first two years.</p></blockquote><p>Sure, but imagine how disappointing it is to be in the throes of setting up shop in Aussie…</p>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:46:26 +1200</pubDate>
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				<title>Damian Christie</title>
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						<p>Um, that's part of the joke?</p><p>I can see Good Morning is going to have no continuity issues with you at the helm, Ms G.  :)</p><p>Fixed now.</p>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:59:41 +1200</pubDate>
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				<title>Robyn Gallagher</title>
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						The second and third panels of the Olympics logo cartoon are the wrong way around. Unless the guy falls up and then down?
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				<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:42:44 +1200</pubDate>
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						<p>Discussion from blog post.</p>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:42:44 +1200</pubDate>
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