Ideas That Test My Strength
A bit of honesty would be preferable to trying to hoodwink the electorate with unworkable policies. You might fool some of the people some of the time but you won’t fool all of the people all of the time.
Economy
The Houthis Did It
Brent hit $US108 per barrel once news of the pipeline attack got out and, unless the Saudis fix it fast and supply troops to protect it – perhaps with soldiers from the other Gulf States – will likely rise higher.
Hands off Our Deposits
A purchaser may prefer the security of leaving the deposit in trust, while a vendor may need early access to complete a linked purchase. Where both sides are properly informed and voluntarily agree, the state should not make that bargain more difficult.
Where Should the Ambulance Be Placed?
And why the taxpayer is left at the bottom of the cliff.
This Is a Fragile Recovery
A debate is raging over the state of New Zealand’s economy, as we head towards the election. Some say a recovery is well underway, while others claim it remains in crisis. Both can’t be right, so let’s see what the data shows. But first, some background. When
Your Kiwisaver Owns the Companies They Want to Tax
The Greens and Te Pāti Māori want to tax capital harder. Unfortunately, ordinary New Zealanders own rather a lot of it.
Welcome to KiwiMart. Bring Your Own Empty Shelf.
Greens force-buy 120 shops for $2.8b, hide the bill as wealth tax and call empty shelves competition. Not green: communist.
This Is Hogwash
Health NZ wastes yet more of New Zealanders’ dwindling money on a pointless and misleading advertising campaign.
Labor Come in like a Wrecking Ball
Albanese’s tax-and-spend socialism is flattening the only asset most Australians have.
Would We Be In Bad Company?
Is this another of Chris’s ‘big time outbursts’ that just might end up inflicting pain on his posterior.
