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Sofie Bribiesca

Tue, 16 Sept 2008 17:10:43 +1200

:-)

Rich of Observationz

Tue, 16 Sept 2008 10:20:51 +1200

Reminds me of a quote that might have been from The Office, but probably wasn't:

there's no I in "team"

No, but there's 4 yous in "you fuck*ng stupid cu*t"

Kumara Republic

Mon, 15 Sept 2008 20:06:42 +1200

$500 a week is probably enough to hire a part-time bodyguard. Or to buy a good supply of barbed wire. Or 1,000 rounds of rifle ammo.

Kyle Matthews

Mon, 15 Sept 2008 15:25:15 +1200

I stayed on Prime after the great Warriors win to watch Rodney at work. Impressions count.

I caught a little of it. I would never vote Act, but it was nice to hear him say two good things about Helen Clark in the five minutes I watched – one that…

Matthew Poole

Mon, 15 Sept 2008 14:45:15 +1200

MikeE – you also seem to conveniently forget about all the extra "user-pay" charges that households would be burdened with.

And that's where their numbers just don't make sense. If Act cut income tax to zero, the average household would be most of the way to that $500/week. But, they'd…

Mike Graham

Mon, 15 Sept 2008 14:12:50 +1200

MikeE – you also seem to conveniently forget about all the extra "user-pay" charges that households would be burdened with.

Matthew Poole

Mon, 15 Sept 2008 12:38:42 +1200

Act's numbers are fishy. According to Statistics NZ (whose numbers I'm inclined to trust), average household income for the '06/'07 year was a shade under $68k. That works out to $1,308 per week, which I assume is a gross figure rather than a net one. Tax on $68k works out…

Ian MacKay

Mon, 15 Sept 2008 12:26:29 +1200

I stayed on Prime after the great Warriors win to watch Rodney at work. Impressions count. When Hide was asked if he had anything to hide over the question of his own Party Funding, I thought for a moment that he showed some anxiety at the thought the spotlight might…

Paul Campbell

Mon, 15 Sept 2008 12:24:18 +1200

a tango – well it was a political meeting – certainly fancy footwork at question time

Rich Lock

Mon, 15 Sept 2008 12:12:55 +1200

Wild Bills Steakhouse. A classy venue where they will happily serve the laydeez both types of wine (red and white). I imagine they'd mix them in the same bucket, oops I mean glass, if you asked nicely, too.

andrew llewellyn

Mon, 15 Sept 2008 11:56:09 +1200

Wa there a tango demo after you left?

Paul Campbell

Mon, 15 Sept 2008 11:56:00 +1200

Well I wouldn't say 'lovely' ..... but surely of all the parties they understand laissez-faire capitalism? if they cut red tape doesn't that mean that there will be an oversupply (of red tape) on the market – thereby pushing the prices down – we'll all get stuck with our share…

Tom Semmens

Mon, 15 Sept 2008 11:25:18 +1200

MikeE, are you being intentionally funny?

giovanni tiso

Mon, 15 Sept 2008 11:25:01 +1200

It refers to being on average $500 a week better off, which is a combination of tax cuts, reduction of red tape and regulatory burdens, holding government spending to the same amount plus inflation and economic growth created by said measures.

In other words, it's a figure plucked out of…

MikeE

Mon, 15 Sept 2008 11:20:15 +1200

Well nowhere in the brochure does it refer to a $500 per week tax cut.

It refers to being on average $500 a week better off, which is a combination of tax cuts, reduction of red tape and regulatory burdens, holding government spending to the same amount plus inflation and…

Public Address

Mon, 15 Sept 2008 11:20:15 +1200

Discussion from blog post.