Economy
Farmer Confidence Hits Near-Record Low as Pressures Mount
Farmers surveyed identified their biggest concern as debt, interest, and banks.
Inequality is caused by inflation
Marxists have misdiagnosed the cause of economic inequality. It’s not the extraction of surplus value from workers, as suggested by the labor theory of value, that gives capitalists unfair wealth.
Study Shows Kiwis Believe Home Ownership Is Out of Reach
Home ownership in New Zealand has dropped below 60 per cent, marking the lowest rate since 1945.
Biden and Newsom’s Energy Foolishness
Mandating EVs and electricity generation from wind turbines and solar panels is mandating MORE USAGE of crude oil.
CFMEU Should NOT Exist in the First Place
The CFMEU scandal is just another recent prime example of how unions can become corrupt and self-serving.
Aussies about to Be Zapped Even Harder
If we think power prices are crazy now, wait for offshore wind to strike.
Simon Upton Talks All Things Green
How refreshing, heartening even, to read this speech from the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment of all people. It’s full of commonsense and realism.
Degrowth Is Antihuman and Its Advocates Are Fine With That
Economic growth is slowing in Western countries to the chagrin of societies, so serious politicians must outline a road map for growth instead of entertaining the inanities of delusional activists.
The Pandemic Response Was the Turning Point
Where does this leave us? It means that accountability is highly unlikely.
The Economic Folly of a Carbon Tax
Placing high costs on consumers based on unsettled science and unpredictable economic impacts is not a prudent policy approach.
The Govt Wants to Give Local Bodies More Power
Jonathan Barrett, Victoria University of Wellington Where should real political power and authority reside in New Zealand? Since last year’s election, that’s been the central question behind a number of significant policy reversals. Water infrastructure, health, tertiary education and tax have all been affected by the political and
PM Is Jeopardizing New Zealand
Don Brash and Rt Hon Helen Clark Bassett, Brash & Hide “Just one month after the New Zealand Government hosted the Chinese Premier in New Zealand, and with no hint of a major change in New Zealand foreign policy in the National Party’s election campaign last year, the Prime
The Cost of Eating Healthy
Puneet Vatsa, Lincoln University, New Zealand and Alan Renwick, Lincoln University, New Zealand The rising price of food has been making headlines for the past decade. But prices have not been rising consistently across all food groups – and this has major health implications for New Zealanders. Last week Stats NZ
They’re Old and They Want It All
My readers know me only too well. As an astute BFD reader commented on my recent piece about the generationally divided, two-speed economy: I just said to my wife yesterday that it was about time for Lushy’s annual boomer baiting. Annual? I can and must do better than that.