GUEST BLOG: Bryan Bruce – “Wellbeing” who would not be for it?
But how can the lives of the many be made better if you don’t tax the wealthy?
Is there really no more money for teachers when we are running a $5 Billion surplus and have one of the lowest rates of government debt in the OECD?
Please join me tonight as I and my Co-Host Martyn Bradbury put these questions and many more to our panel of experts and community leaders including:
Prof.Jane Kelsey • Rod Oram•Sue Bradford•Russel Norman•Julia Whaipooti•EfesoCollins•Kerri Nuku *Annie Newman• Ricardo Menendez•Chris Trotter
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Bryan Bruce is one of NZs most respected documentary makers and public intellectuals who has tirelessly exposed NZs neoliberal economic settings as the main cause for social issues.
“Is there really no more money for teachers when we are running a $5 Billion surplus and have one of the lowest rates of government debt in the OECD?” and is there any lack of money when the NZ Reserve Bank can create all the money it needs, NZ being a sovereign nation and therefore has that right
Thanks team it was an awesome show that was needed and we need it weekly for sure now, but I would have liked to see someone mention the big funding for saving our rail as it will be our saviour now as trucks are ruining our roads and ecomony as well as kiling many on roads.
Rail uses far less fuel to move freight and saves our zero carbon emissions target too.
Even today Air NZ was saying on tonight’s news that they are now moving to switch to electric local plane services using battery powered turbo prom engines apparently.
They agree now that air transport is in trouble as it amounts to over 2% of the total global carbon emissions now and is considered to high for their activities.
Electric trains are the future also Guy -. as they will have no emissions, or not even any tyre dust polluting tyres just Steel on steel. A perfect combination finally.
I remember when Dr Francis Small Chief operating Manager of NZ rail taking a train load of MP’s up the main trunk line and had a stunning press release that said “rail is environmentally friendly; – and has now reached its time,