Many thanks Mr Dunne!

There was an MP named Dunne Who said: “tax cuts for everyone!” But Cullen wouldn’t say How much dosh he’d give away So more baked beans anyone? 😀

Wednesday Limericks

There was a Prime Minister named Clark She had a very loud bark. Her bite was also vicious She found the opposition delicious She’d do well in a wide life park   (Munching on bananas perhaps? 🙂 )   There was an MP called Michael He knew all about the economic cycle He sat on…

Mr Cullen: Get off the surplus and do something good with it!

Eeny Meenie Miny Mo. Catch an MP by their Agenda. If it’s unacceptable, throw them out. Then what we be left with? Not much but a few MP’s that thought the same things and agreed on the same policies. (If you are reading this I haven’t proofread. – added by ScrubOne. Ha ha!) There would…

Stocks I’m Glad I Never Bought

PGW – PGG Wrightson. Formed by a merger between PGG and Wrightson, two of NZ’s largest farm supplies chains. The Hearld noted in the weekend that their market share of stock sales had fallen in Otago. Gee, Y’think? PGG and Wrightson were at one time pretty much the only companies doing stock sales in Otago.…

The one about the Squirrel

Yep. Everyday, ordinary people have to make choices about what to do with the money they have. Will I spend it on that computer game I have been wanting for ages? Will I gamble it away in the hope of winning big time? Will I keep it in the bank just in case? Just in…

So just how much money is that?

DPF has a nice graph for those who don’t understand just how much money our government now has sloshing around. David has pointed out in previous posts that every other country in the world, no matter how far left, when faced with an excess of revenue has always used a mix of increased spending and…

GDS

They’ve now coined a new term for the “damed if it’s up, damed if it’s down” attitude of the press toward Bush and oil prices. Gas Derangement Syndrome. Frankly, it’s beyond stupid what the media have done with this. Fact is, Bush isn’t responsible for prices going up or down. But facts just fly out…

Stocks I was going to buy and Didn’t.

Warehouse – cos I knew that after they sorted out their Aussie stores one way or the other the stock would rebound. Forty Two Below – a premium product sold overseas, fantastic. Yes, that line at the edge of the chart is how much they went up after the buyout announcement. Oh well…

Who Says McDonalds Doesn’t Contribute to Society?

For those who hate more than one country: Combo Flags! Would you like fries with that 😀