Over at the Dim Post it is suggested that New Zealand is somehow failing when company owners sell their assets to non-New Zealanders. However, there is no issue with selling companies in of itself. The “problem” might be that, as a whole, New Zealand residents appear to own a significant amount relative to their income […]
There have been a wide range of people saying that the changes to the tax treatment of property will lead to a leap in rents. So will it? I would say that the answer is yes, and no. Here is why.
Sorry, that was just me interpreting a consequence of this article – where a Green MP stated that he wants to outlaw cold damp flats. As he says: “We know that there are a lot of cold damp rentals out there and that lots of people have to live in them because they don’t have […]
I suspect this is part of the reason why none of the economists I know play board games together … Source SMBC. It is true though, if you ever come out for drinks with us this is how we talk … hell, that is even how I plan on dressing in a few years time […]
It sounds like the tertiary education minister and universities will come into conflict regarding funding, again. In this specific case, I think both sides are wrong/focusing a bit narrowly. The tertiary education minister is saying the government should link funding to performance measures – including work placement. The philosophy guy that was asked disagreed, as […]
Another great comic from SMBC: To (as usual) kill the fun a bit, I would note that the Economist is explicitly placing value on life in order to understand trade-offs. The “normal person” is still placing an implicit value on life when they discuss the policy – they just don’t want to say it. This […]