Will Milei and his program of real economic freedom be given a full chance, not just for two years but for an entire decade or even longer? For that is the timeframe needed for the transition to a free market economy.
The future of the New Zealand economy is not “Māori”. It is New Zealand – built by all New Zealanders, under the same rules.
How National’s political brains trust missed this is baffling. It is straight out of the playbook. Remember Ronald Reagan’s killer line from 1980: “Are you better off now than you were four years ago?” Swap in two years and it fits New Zealand like a glove.
This should not be treated as an exotic exception. It should be the rule.
American households are hurting. With wage growth lagging and inflation compounding, no amount of presidential bluster can mask the math.
Nice-to-haves and need-to-haves often amount to the same thing.
How NZ Super was built by a patriot and undermined by consultants.
Could a politician be any more disingenuous? Could a politician be any more duplicitous? National may not even be in government in 2029. They may not even exist as a party the way they are going.
Frank Sinatra’s last words before he died might just come back to haunt both Labour and their fellow cohorts in the media. He spoke just two words and they were: “I’m losing.”
The Productivity Commission had the chance in 2003 to strike a blow for freedom and prosperity. Instead, it chose conformity, groupthink, and protection of the state’s egregious intervention in the economy.
Australia is in trouble enough without Wellington wokies flocking here.
This was just another taxpayer-funded junket for Māori Sovereignty activists to slam the ‘racist’ government.
This isn’t all bad news. Just like the internet took away many jobs, it has created far more new jobs and new opportunities.
