Posts by Sacha
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Muse: Indecision '11: Outrageous!, in reply to merc,
Somehow I doubted you'd be one of those who voted him into political candidacy and Council. :)
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Isn't Brewer just accurately representing the views of his eastie constituents?
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The ultimate answer is increasing the value each business and worker produces. This country's record on productivity (and sharing it fairly) is not good.
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Hard News: We interrupt this broadcast ..., in reply to BenWilson,
I linked to a Gordon Campbell article; that would explain the confusion. Here's the plain link from my post above:
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Hard News: We interrupt this broadcast ..., in reply to BenWilson,
Can't say I agree with his idea for compulsory savings only for the poor. And his take on asset sales
Eh? Can you please quote what you're responding to.
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Progressive tax coupled with universal provision is the way we used to deal with the costs of education, pensions, etc. If you earned more, you paid it back.
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Handily, Gordon Campbell has been thinking in more depth about some Greens plus Nats implications and risks.
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OnPoint: 3 News Exclusive Investigation…, in reply to Bart Janssen,
I read fleetingly that Joyce is canning loans for over-55 tertiary students. Haven't seen detail yet. Media probably won't cover it unless someone throws a tea party (or a lamington).
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Up Front: Absence in the Arcades, in reply to JacksonP,
+1
and nice rhymes, sir
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Hard News: We interrupt this broadcast ..., in reply to BenWilson,
only if the Greens decided to work with National
which as we've noted here before is up to their full party membership to approve. Seems likely to be restricted to a few specific areas like their current working arrangement over insulation, with maybe an associate Minister position thrown in depending on the final makeup of the government.