Archive for April, 2011
National’s priorities from the eye of the left
Idiot posted this idiotic table a few days ago. “Necessities” “Nice to haves” Tax cuts for the rich Mediaworks bailout New BMWs Ministerial helicopter rides Foreign yacht races Qualified ECE staff Legal aid Hospitals Democracy Let’s go through it, shall we? Tax cuts for the rich National actually cut taxes across the board. Of course, [...]
NZ’s Next Top “Frozen To Death Earthquake Victim”
This makes me mad. Hopping mad in fact. Last week, the Tauranga-headquartered business unveiled $85,000 two, three and four-bedroom models with the same footprint, accepted by the Department of Building and Housing (DBH) for Christchurch earthquake victims, and said the first place was up to show an 83sq m temporary family house. But the designs [...]
Employer Bashing Costs Jobs
We on the right tend to make this observation a lot. There is now no possibility of another Smith v. Rae-Venter decision helping hapless employers. The Legislature has declare in no uncertain terms that the employer can avoid paying the employee’s attorneys fees (read, “the Labor Commissioner’s fees”) only if the employer walks out of Court owing [...]
