Posts by Sacha

  • Island Life: The World Is Full of Cu*ts,

    So all those pigeons are part of the branding?

    Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report

  • Island Life: The World Is Full of Cu*ts,

    Tax Cu*ts Now!

    Tee shirt gold.

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  • Discussion: Uncivil Rights,

    Oh, there's a point in bitching about urgency alright - just not in this instance, I agree.

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  • Hard News: Standing up and calling bullshit,

    Ah, another quality journalistic outing by Ms Meng-Yee. She does call them "the very model of a modern couple" if you were questioning the applicability of 'family'.

    Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report

  • Hard News: New Lounge Toy Update,

    Let's hope they never ban gesticulating.

    Bad techno, on the other hand..

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  • Hard News: Standing up and calling bullshit,

    whats the difference between an unemployed defacto couple with kids misrepresenting their situation to WINZ with regards to living together so they can claim separate benefits cos they cant survive on a married couples one and the bill english thing ?

    None at heart. Though as you say, it seems less likely to be matter of survival for a family with the joint incomes of a senior politician and established GP who are using instruments like family trusts to minimise their tax outgoings.

    just to maintain our relationship

    Funny how these self-made champions of individualism from the right claim that they need extra on top of those generous taxpayer-funded salaries to 'keep their families together'. Very Crosby/Textor.

    Sure there are rorts all round, but some of them are more hypocritical and cynical than others. When accountability is not applied, that undermines some of our national character of fairness and lack of corruption, damaging all of us.

    I hope voters just don't like that, and here's hoping some of the shit stays stuck when it comes to election time. Teflon poll ratings for now though.

    Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report

  • Up Front: White in Brighton,

    to find out what a New Zealand city of the future will look like, try Toronto

    Auckland is about to get some of the worst features of their civic structure imposed on us at haste. Perhaps we get the urban and social form as a bonus?

    Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report

  • Discussion: Uncivil Rights,

    decamped to support for the Greens

    One wonders why their poll ratings are dropping.

    like light beer; ie no bloody use to either those who want the real thing or those who specifically don't.

    Bravo.

    Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report

  • Up Front: White in Brighton,

    Ta

    Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report

  • Hard News: New Lounge Toy Update,

    What happened to the edit?

    I see a clickable Edit button. It works, though cancelling still returns me to the top of the thread (bug).

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