Hone said that the increase in GST will hurt the poor. His justification is: GST hits poor people the hardest because nearly all of their money is spent on things that you pay GST on – food, petrol, electricity – so any increase is going to really hurt them Interesting. I was under the impression […]
Notice that I just stole the title from Kiwiblog – as it was really the best title in my opinion 😉 This is the first set of policies for the Budget, so it is the first post for our “Budget 2010” series. Kiwiblog has a great rundown, I’ve only got a few points to add: […]
Following yesterdays brainstorm on compulsory work, another post on NZ catching Australia has inspired a policy prescription. State funded flagellation agents for firms. Government has set a prosperity target, to match Australia’s GDP per capita by 2025. Efforts to increase the availability of capital for productive firms and to innovate more effectively are important steps […]
Inspired by this post on compulsory superannuation, here is a post on “compulsory work” (eg slavery). Without compulsory work New Zealand is destined to become an economic backwater. Our relative standard of living, particularly when compared to Australia, will continue to decline. Two important actions can reverse our long term economic decline, effective labour market […]
So I’ve been told by CPW that the Green party has a new policy regarding electricity generation. I will discuss it here, and then explain why I’ve titled the post as such – overall, I do think we need an actual Green party who aren’t just redistributionists in green drag …
From Bernard Hickey in the Herald: Floating an idea that you don’t really believe in is never a good idea. This is a great quote, completely true. I also think he makes good points discussing Goff’s chat on tax and inflation policy. Update: Dim Post makes a good point on the “framing” of policies, and […]