Tax and Spend: Labor True to Form
Victoria increases taxes by up to 2600 per cent in a decade.
Economy
Red and Green Make Brown
This is a nightmare situation for the country, the majority of the people and Hipkins. In reference to the Greens’ budget, he says he won’t rule anything in or out. That doesn’t inspire confidence does it.
Loonies of the Day
The big income raiser in the plan is the wealth tax, which would raise $72.4b over the four years.
The EPA Slush Fund for Climate Grifters
The cacophony of this mass industry feeding at this climate trough means it won’t give up so easily.
We’re Closing Due to Threats
Threats from National and Labour parties and Big Business NZ Incorporated.
The Unrealised Capital Gains Tax
A UCGT is not an effective tax: it is an ideological tax. It is the perfect tax for the age of woke.
Free Sh*t Junkies
On current settings, the New Zealand government will have contributed about $100 million to AgriZero before the end 2026.
Evidence Points to Willis Forcing Out Orr
Nothing our finance minister says about economics makes sense to me. It only can be understood in terms of back-room deals responding to lobbying from Big Business.
Make Your Local Elections Meaningful
Mayors and councillors are required to deliver quality services. But, money wasted on surplus personnel is money not available for additional roads or footpaths, park maintenance, or new books for the library.
The Sniff Test
The government’s use of urgency to change pay equity laws doesn’t pass the sniff test but at least now MPs seem to know what a woman is.
They Must Differentiate or Drop Dead
This is the Liberal Party’s last gasp: a reformist battering ram powered by liberalism’s molten core. Conservatism’s spineless whimpering is a funeral dirge.
Trump Hits Back Against the Movie Industry
The NZ movie industry has been hit with 100% tariffs, a month after Nats announced its billion dollar subsidies would continue.