Cuban on COVID-19 Small Business Loans: Best Deal Ever Offered in History
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Economy
Lockdown Concerns
“I have said it before, and I will say it again: the same political or journalistic treatment applied to any episode of seasonal flu would terrify us just as much as the current epidemic. Just as the staging – with real-time counts of victims – of any major health problem would
Govt Must Stop Dictating & Start Listening to Business
Press Release: ACT Party “Today’s Epidemic Response Committee hearing revealed that businesses want the Government to start listening to them, provide clear guidance about the rules at lower Alert Levels, and hit pause on new regulations”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. “We’re told that we’re all in
Industry Leaders Endorse Act’s Position on ‘Essential Business’
Press Release: ACT Party “Former chief executive of BusinessNZ Phil O’Reilly and industry leaders have endorsed ACT’s view that the Government should be taking a ‘safety’ rather than an ‘essential’ approach to businesses opening”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. Ministerial Statement – State of National Emergency – Video 5 from
So Who’s Running This Joint Then?
There’s been a bit of comment around here lately in regard to where the old fella who runs New Zealand First is. Many are complaining that he has been nowhere to be seen and as such must be shirking, probably sneaking out for a quick fish up in Whananaki
The BFD Video: The Restart Task Force! Getting Our Economy Back
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Dear Jacinda
Dear Jacinda, You seem to operate under the old adage that if you tell someone something often enough they will believe it. May I politely ask, was this part of your communications degree? Again at your Sunday press conference, you stated that observing the trajectories overseas had helped the Government
Banks’ Response to COVID-19
Alex Davis theemperorsrobes.blogspot.com Like me, you have probably received an email from your bank in the last week reminding you that “they are here for you.” You’ll have also likely observed that these emails are long on comfort and short on substance. The big four Australasian banks
How Badly Has the Government Tanked Our Economy?
Editors note: Due to technical issues yesterday that prevented our articles from being viewed by most of our audience I have made the decision to republish them today. Google has used their vast amounts of data from users to show how dramatically the economy has been affected by the nationwide
Common Sense from the Finance Minister
Editors note: Due to technical issues yesterday that prevented our articles from being viewed by most of our audience I have made the decision to republish them today. I am developing a strong respect for Grant Robertson. I never rated him much as a finance minister, simply because he has
How Badly Has the Government Tanked Our Economy?
Google has used their vast amounts of data from users to show how dramatically the economy has been affected by the nationwide shutdown. It is sobering reading. These Community Mobility Reports aim to provide insights into what has changed in response to policies aimed at combating COVID-19. The reports
Common Sense from the Finance Minister
I am developing a strong respect for Grant Robertson. I never rated him much as a finance minister, simply because he has no background in finance or economics, but clearly Grant is one of the very few ministers who has worked hard to get on top of his portfolio. While
Should China Pay Reparations?
Finance Minister Grant Robertson was interviewed by Mike Hosking on 31st of March. When asked about the effects of the Coronavirus on the New Zealand economy he was frank. “Generations will be paying for it,” he said. But should they? Should we? The devastation that was caused by the Coronavirus
Seriously Jacinda – Who do You Think You Are?
Berating Bauer Media for reacting to the government’s inability to think of unintended consequences of its actions really is inappropriate. You’d need to have been living in another galaxy to not be aware of the struggles of print media over the past few years. Bauer is just one.
