Who Will Feed Paris?
In his time, Bastiat – like Alexis de Tocqueville – had already understood that socialism “send[s] civilization back.”
Economy
This Is Daylight Robbery in Hi-Vis
Don’t expect the cone cartel to fold anytime soon. There’s still plenty of gold in them hills and the taxpayer tap’s still flowin’.
Why Get On the Housing Ladder?
At last we have a government that appears intent on dealing with the factors that have caused house prices to rise much faster than incomes over decades.
When Identity Picks Winners and Taxpayers Pick Up the Bill
When one part of the market is lifted by genuine success, we all win. But when one part is lifted by the state, while another is weighed down by regulatory obligation, the market becomes not a forum for exchange but a theatre of inequality.
Budget 2025
Frank Newman, an investment analyst and former local body councillor, has examined the budget from a business perspective and raises concerns about the flagship ‘Investment Boost’ policy.
Counting the Cost
For all the gravitas which Dame Marilyn’s involvement has conferred upon PSCPE, it is important not to lose sight of the fact that it represents a deliberate attempt to morally overpower what is now the law of the land.
Why Not Just Cancel NZ’s Debt?
This means the only thing stopping the government from defaulting is fear.
Called the Enemy of the State
Duplication of health and education bureaucracies alone costs taxpayers billions of dollars, yet the feds do not run a single hospital or a single school. This cannot go on.
Green Buckets – A Complete Waste of Money
Each year the Food Scrap Bin programme costs more than $36 million, or about $77 per household – despite only 35 per cent of Aucklanders actually using them.
Means-Testing Jobseeker Benefits for 18- And 19-Year-Olds
Well-intentioned policies are frequently beaten by the introduction of bad incentives and their outcomes.
The Greens and Their Idealism
What makes idealists dangerous is when they get frustrated because no one will listen. This, at least to them, justifies using force to make others do what they want, ‘for their own good’.
Good Policy Requires Courage
Where is the party with the courage to set New Zealand on the path to a better future – one where the good of New Zealanders is put first, and where there’s no kowtowing to vested interest groups demanding special privileges.
The State Has a Monopoly on Violence
For the modern left, the state is the conduit through which wealth is accumulated, by expropriating capital created in a marketplace and funnelling it back towards itself.
The Guilty Leftist
Suddenly the truth was blindingly obvious. The left doesn’t care about women.