Although our top two politicians have never heard of the Feldstein-Horioka puzzle, and would no doubt label it a bit of silly academic economics, it is actually an observed fact which may be the undoing of the coalition’s ambitions.
There are big concerns about the influence of business and money in New Zealand politics. It is how the system works and has always been a problem.
Farmers’ highest priorities for government action include strengthening the economy, improving the business environment and reducing regulatory burdens. Langford said the government had made a strong start in cutting red tape for farmers but still had work to do.
Us Gen Xers got played. As for Gen Z, it looks like they’ve learnt what we should have.
When I see shortages creeping into our capitalist society – alongside spiralling government debt, massive inflation, rising taxes, and basic essentials disappearing – I get worried. You should be, too.
Any good business exists to make profit. When the government wants its pound of flesh, customers always lose out.
Winston Peters won’t change Luxon’s mind. But you can. You can offer to fund any new infrastructure projects. You can choose to invest in New Zealand and build a home for your grandkids where the people in power are incentivised to do the right thing.
His investor visa is a con: NZ already has fourth highest net foreign investment in OECD.
Should NZ’s secular stagnation be due to working-from-home, lack-of-meritocracy and endless Treaty debates, then we can forget economic growth.
National and Labour together bemoan a lack of competition, but they engineered it themselves by insisting public funds be used to underwrite our largest companies and business partnerships.
National’s leader and finance minister have become hot air, all talk, no delivery and shallow slogans. None of their proposals have been worked through. None add up.
