Posts by Sacha
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yellow peril
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Shakespeare's vocabularly was approx. 21,000 words
It probably helps if you make some up as you go..
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GST increase will have only minor temporary effect judging by last time, say tax group head Bob Buckle, historian Paul Goldsmith and Retailers Association honcho John Alberton.
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his only argument
It's a weak card, but Craig does have others and is capable of playing them with style. I like it when he does.
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There's a reason Act with its education vouchers languishes within the margin of error in most polls.
Be interested to see what would happen if vouchers were applied to support services for disabled and older New Zealanders, though - closer to a real market, and one in dire need of customer-focus.
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I did have to get out the hankie
Me too - and none of the coverage seemed to do the obvious and find an item priced in multiples of $40 that would go up $1. Or better still, work out annualised costs for common expenses like power bills.
voting for its introduction in 1986, and increasing it three years later
That's hardly the point, Craig - we are talking about a decision being planned right now. Not about one that's long out of our influence.
And even Key acknowledged GST is regressive. It's just a temptingly easy wodge of money to play with like the FastForward research fund and Cullen contributions slashed when they first took office. They're all politicians, after all.
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the whole point of Transmission Gully
Joyce has yet to meet a motorway he doesn't love
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a logical paradox
No problem in a faith-based politico-legal system
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Good point, Sofie. Worth raising with the folk who run Parliament tv - maybe a player option that lets you switch between the English or Te Reo audio streams at any time.
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a cover for something else nasty that we haven't thought of
What, beneficiary bashing, national standards, tertiary student funding cuts and mining national parks aren't enough already?
They'll be increasing GST for sure - it's an easy large chunk of income whose compliance costs mainly fall on businesses and organisations.
And it's small businesses, their owners, employees and suppliers who will suffer from any suppression of consumption in favour of 'saving' and 'investment'. Remember the flow-on effect of Ruth Richardsons's evil budget on provincial New Zealand as benefit changes and so on sucked 10 figures out of the economy in one hit and gutted whole towns? Ask a dairy owner or mechanic if they think raising GST is a good idea for their community.