Posts by Sacha
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Cracker: Another Capital Idea..., in reply to BenWilson,
No one is going to remember the ins and outs of how the information about the CGT came out in September - they will be far more likely to be simply considering it on its merits, which are many.
Sadly I'm inclined to agree with Hilary that it won't be a rational decision. More about trust and confidence. And any political party's communicators and strategists should know that.
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Cracker: Another Capital Idea..., in reply to BenWilson,
Perhaps Labour should be asking Keating for some tips about how he sold the idea.
On those lines, it's interesting comparing the two quoted spokespeople from that Herald story.
But Mr Goff said the public should not rely on the results of one poll.
"The poll was taken before the announcement of the tax. Certainly there had been discussion in the media over that period of time," he told Radio New Zealand this morning.
Mr Goff rejected the poor showing was a response to the party's controversial tax, saying at public meetings the policy had been well received once people were aware of the finer details.
"I'm confident Labour will do a lot better than those polls suggest," he told Newstalk ZB.
"A few months before the 1996 election Helen Clark was on 1 per cent."
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Labour's finance spokesman, David Cunliffe, also said he did not consider the poll a solid verdict on the tax policy package.
"Polls go up, polls come down. I note this was taken before the announcement and after the Government had a week to try and kick the crap out of [a capital gains tax] before we actually talked about it."
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Cracker: Another Capital Idea..., in reply to Damian Christie,
Labour MPs were crying foul about being 'upstaged' by Hone
Yeah, who would have imagined that scheduling a major policy release on a day Hone already had media oxygen could be a problem?
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OnPoint: Why Rightwingers Should Support…, in reply to Islander,
they now could be stuck with the kind of tax the rest of us actually pay
Nah, they only have to pay 15% - but just listen to the whining about getting to keep 85% of the gains.
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OnPoint: Why Rightwingers Should Support…, in reply to Kyle Matthews,
do you have a source for that
Misinformation has flourished since the CGT announcement, helped along by Farrar and co and faithfully rebroadcast by the credulous. Danyl debunks some of it.
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Speaker: Sharks Dine Out on…, in reply to Kumara Republic,
I wasn't making a broad point there - the specifics might be far more useful right now.
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OnPoint: It's real, in reply to giovanni tiso,
It explains concisely something about economics and politics to an audience broader than marxist academics. I'd love to see more of that (especially from lefties).
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Speaker: Sharks Dine Out on…, in reply to David Haywood,
Gerry Brownlee’s response
also includes this nugget:
...given the disaster of the earthquake events removed the ability to stay on the land...
Is the Minister now confirming that it was the natural event and not the subsequent government decision that has affected red-zoned properties?
Someone tell the insurance companies trying to wriggle out of honouring their full replacement policies.
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Speaker: Sharks Dine Out on…, in reply to David Haywood,
This seems to be Gerry Brownlee’s response to Mike Coleman’s piece
What. a. dick.
There is no hurry to settle...
Spoken like someone from Fendalton whose home is not unrepairable.
none of us can expect insurers to offer outcomes or cover beyond the scope of the policy we bought.
What, like expecting full replacement to mean full replacement is somehow exceptional? Cockweasel.
No wonder you were unimpressed with the article, Mike.
snap, Joe
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OnPoint: It's real, in reply to Kumara Republic,
Robert Reich agrees
Great clip