Posts by Sacha
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Hard News: LATE OCTOBER: Life in the…, in reply to BenWilson,
and there's a cat involved somewhere (or is there?)
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Busytown: Sons for the Return Home, in reply to Paul Campbell,
people make strange assumptions about my politics, morals, religion, etc
the downside of decades of successful pop cultural imperialism
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Busytown: Sons for the Return Home, in reply to George Darroch,
Roots are strong, people are important, but things are transient
Gold
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I haven't read Labour's plan directly but beyond the language about working with industry and being fiscally responsible am I right in assuming they are likely to beef up the govt's stake in AMI or some such approach?
That is, intervening through competition in the local insurance market the same way Kiwibank did (remember those usurious fees from the Aussie banks at the time). Buying up some sections and selling at cost would rely on the same market pressure to keep all the other required sections cheaper. Along with easier access and more teeth for a body to regulate industry behaviour rather than relying on expensive lawyers.
Of course intervening in private sector profits is anathema to the Nats and Act. The Nats seem to be proposing to 'support' the insurance industry the same way they bailed out SCF beyond what was required - so that most costs fall on taxpayers rather than the industry.
With respect, that's quite active reallocation of resources. Like the deliberate gutting of public sector jobs, it is far from "doing nothing". That's an unfortunate line that simply has not worked with voters because it's so obviously untrue.
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Hard News: LATE OCTOBER: Life in the…, in reply to Rich Lock,
how you define and accept yourself (or not), is your choice
and some people choose to be 'the outsider'.
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Busytown: Sons for the Return Home, in reply to BenWilson,
Given the title of your post, is there some reluctance amongst your boys?
Those Albert Wendt books are digging their heels in
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Hard News: Chill out: it's a party, in reply to Craig Ranapia,
the phrase "talking New Zealand down"
First time I've seen it.
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Bomber Bradbury discusses the issue with Scoop's Selwyn Manning (who really needs to speak up) and a surprisingly well-behaved Matthew Hooten - first half of clip.
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Hard News: Chill out: it's a party, in reply to Sofie Bribiesca,
and Mr Joyce
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Hard News: Chill out: it's a party, in reply to Craig Ranapia,
magic elves
outsourced