Comments on: MEDIAWATCH: Why Verity Johnson is one of the best political columnists in NZ

By: Wheel

Wheel — Mon, 26 May 2025 07:04:30 +0000

Bollocks. It doesn’t need to include the family home to make any difference, and it’s about equalising the tax base long term. I realise a lot of voters only think about the next five minutes. What’s your point about Labour campaigning on it? I have said a crap load of times that Labour were gutless not to introduce one. Pointing out what utter wankers this coalition is full of makes you a normal person, not a Labour supporter. I don’t think this current lot have demonstrated any improvement over the last government, and numerous agencies and conservative economists would agree. National are not better custodians of the economy at all ( at least this current lot aren’t).

By: Bonnie

Bonnie — Sun, 25 May 2025 19:40:16 +0000

There is a difference between spending and investment though. Like you say printing money to pay for general costs of government is inflationary however printing money to build an asset that is worth more once completed is a difference proposition. While the idea that users should pay is good most of the time the very large infrastructure projects do not always have enough support initially so a government with vision is required to make decisions for the future. Adapting to climate change should have started to happen decades ago but the desire for money now has prevented that and many people are going to face a devastating loss, some currently but more in the future although you can be sure that the people responsible for the bad decisions will have disappeared with their ill gotten gains by then.

By: Wheel

Wheel — Sun, 25 May 2025 19:35:20 +0000

They don’t have to print more money. They can have a CGT for a start and stop wanking on about government debt levels when they are miles south of most of the OECD. It that idiot Willis was worried about debt she wouldn’t have given a tax cut. You know it’s bullshit.

By: gordon walker

gordon walker — Sun, 25 May 2025 14:51:51 +0000

i love Verity because she is a real person who lives her life the way she wants and is in constant contact wuth real Kiwis not just the inflated ego rich pricks .

By: gordon walker

gordon walker — Sun, 25 May 2025 14:49:42 +0000

and national governments DO NOT stop inflation do they .If they di houses would be 500k cheaper than they are right now .My sister built a new house for $35k and when she died her kids sold it for $435 k but that inflation is excluded from the CPI so all inflation figures for the last hundred years are incorrect because house and farm price inflation has never been included .Houses increase by 10% per year on average add that in and todays national party rate would be closer to 6% .

By: gordon walker

gordon walker — Sun, 25 May 2025 14:41:23 +0000

no need to borrow any money just raise taxes to where they were in the 60s when we were building hospitals roads and schools as fast as we could and unemployment was zero .

By: Bonnie

Bonnie — Sun, 25 May 2025 05:29:46 +0000

Verity is obviously in touch with real people which is something the current government would not know anything about. While I don’t approve of all her lifestyle choices she would be a lot easier to get along with than anyone in the current government.

By: Neil

Neil — Sun, 25 May 2025 05:27:19 +0000

In reply to Not my government and never will be. Good point, Nicola Willis may keep a good house but most likely only with austerity budgets, explains the not being able to afford popcorn, or taking the kids to the movies. Nicola can though afford an $1,100 blue dress designed in the UK and worn on budget day. Jacinda Ardern as PM at least purchased and promoted the local NZ design and manufacturing industry.

By: Paul+Bieleski

Paul+Bieleski — Sun, 25 May 2025 04:55:48 +0000

Margaret Thatcher said the problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other peoples money.
Wrong. Because the countries money is the creation of the Government it can not go bankrupt but can create more money. However in creation of money and funding public good, it must have available resources to be mobilised so excess money does not cause inflation.

Margaret Thatcher said that there was no free lunch.
Wrong. Everything depends on the energy coming from solar radiation and it comes free. Ancient solar radiation gifts provide coal, gas, and petroleum as a free gift on nature. The water cycle that provides water free is also created by free solar energy.

Margaret Thatcher said that there was no magic money tree.
Wrong. For every country that has its own fiat currency has a source of money. The Government’s Reserve bank creates the money and backs its value for the country. That trust in the moneys value enables the transactions of the citizens. The cost should be considered the labour and resources used in production not the money.

Margaret Thatcher said that there was no such thing as society. There are individual men and women, and there are families.
Wrong. Humans are social beings that gather together in social groups such as families, Churches, sports clubs, political parties, choirs, hobby clubs, social clubs, and amateur dramatic groups. The people contribute to the group for it to function as a social group.

Margaret Thatcher said that the Government had to work within its income just like a household.
Wrong. Because the countries money is the creation of the Government it can not go bankrupt but it can create more money. However in creation of money and funding public good, it must have available resources to be mobilised so excess money does not cause inflation.

Margaret Thatcher said that the environmental challenge which confronts the whole world demands an equivalent response from the whole world. Every country will be affected and no one can opt out.
Correct. She was tutored in chemistry by a Nobel Prize winner and thus understood the reality of climate overheating and the economic chaos caused.

By: Michal

Michal — Sun, 25 May 2025 04:42:08 +0000

Excellent I love it!