DPF today notes a case where the Police have to pay out because the told the prison service about charges against one of their staff – for fraud! The Police have had to pay $8,750 to Carol Whatuira, a prison guard, because they notified the prison she had been charged with fraud!!! And no she… Continue reading Extraordinary – 3 Incredibly Stupid Things
Category: Government Incompetence
Pick a Side
Mia urges everyone to pick sides in what turns into a very sick diatribe: My words are inadequate to express how angry, how upset I am for Folole Muliaga and her family. Even if there is no connection between Mercury’s disconnection of their electricity and her death, cutting off the electricity of someone on oxygen… Continue reading Pick a Side
Power to Live, Controlled By The Government
One of the sickest parts of the “Power Bill” saga is those who are using this woman’s death to call for government control of the power system. “This is a terrible personal tragedy, but at its root is a political cause – this is a direct result of the free market system in electricity where… Continue reading Power to Live, Controlled By The Government
Labour Looses $4B in the Health System
Labour tells us: The key difference emerging between National and Labour is National wanting a debt and consumption economy (which is what tax cuts to satisfy short term gratification would do) versus Labour which is saving and investing for our future. Yea, they’ve put 4 Billion into health, and they don’t know where it’s gone.… Continue reading Labour Looses $4B in the Health System
Thank Goodness for That
One of the stupidest, most Stalinist by-law proposals ever has bit the dust. Aucklanders who enjoy staring at Dan Carter in his underwear can breathe easier after a panel of commissioners rejected a council plan to ban billboards. The panel will recommend the council allow all legally established billboards to remain but apply tougher conditions… Continue reading Thank Goodness for That
No Tax Cuts for the Poor, only Benefits
The Herald have found down a Tongan-born cleaner who works 10 hours a day for $11.40. He’s a good example of the problems with the new Kiwi Saver scheme. But I noticed something else: His pay is $570.75/week, which comes to $116.14 in tax. But he’s entitled to more than that in “tax credits”! By… Continue reading No Tax Cuts for the Poor, only Benefits
Working For Families, and Tax Cuts
The claim is made: For a one-earner married couple with two children on average earnings, by contrast, the tax wedge ranged from 42.8% in Turkey, 42.2% in Poland and 42.0% in France to 2.3% in Ireland, 2.6% in New Zealand and 10.4% in Iceland. The average for OECD countries was 27.5%. The average income for… Continue reading Working For Families, and Tax Cuts
“Everyone should have the right”
Watched the news tonight, where one of the channels (probably One, but I was switching so often I don’t honestly remember) interviewed the woman who lives in the state house that’s worth $2m. She was surprised at this, and the interviewer took great pains to point out the lack of ice makers, marble desktops etc.… Continue reading “Everyone should have the right”
Insurance Companies forced to Leave Florida
Yet another example of Governments not understanding basic economics.
Ridiculous Item of the Day
From the Herald. Even the well-off are faced with a lifetime of renting, locked out of homeownership by escalating house prices, a report released by property consultants DTZ today shows. I accept that buying a house in Auckland City (or North Shore) is expensive, and now too expensive for most. However, a couple with joint… Continue reading Ridiculous Item of the Day