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@Kirwan Akl Council wanted it to support CRL
The light rail timeframe they promised was never going to be achieved but it's now on hold because of muppet Twyford getting seduced by the Super Fund light metro proposal which really would be a nonsensical white elephant.
Much as I want light rail on the isthmus and even more urgently out to Westgate I'm glad NZF scuppered Twyfords folly even if they did it for all the wrong reasons
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@dogmeat said in NZ Politics:
I can see why the likes of @Snowy out in the boonies might feel he gets no benefit from it but that's the nature of any taxation. My tax contributes to lots of things that don't benefit me directly.
All of mine does go somewhere else, which is my issue. Fuel tax? For AKL? WTF. I live so far away and try not to go there but still cop it. I could drive 60km north and save some cash but that is defeating the purpose. I would rather the tax money went somewhere and could see some results, which we don't.
Rates are tax. I get nothing. Why are they they same everywhere? The supercity is a serious rort.
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@Snowy said in NZ Politics:
@dogmeat said in NZ Politics:
I can see why the likes of @Snowy out in the boonies might feel he gets no benefit from it but that's the nature of any taxation. My tax contributes to lots of things that don't benefit me directly.
All of mine does go somewhere else, which is my issue. Fuel tax? For AKL? WTF. I live so far away and try not to go there but still cop it. I could drive 60km north and save some cash but that is defeating the purpose. I would rather the tax money went somewhere and could see some results, which we don't.
Rates are tax. I get nothing. Why are they they same everywhere? The supercity is a serious rort.
Blame ACT for that one, that was a Rodney Hide special.
Despite the complaints, we tax fuel less than most of the OECD apparently (https://www.aa.co.nz/cars/owning-a-car/fuel-prices-and-types/how-petrol-prices-are-calculated/)
Hypothecation of fuel taxes was introduced by Dr Cullen (Labour) from July 2008.
I know people like to complain, but we are a low tax country by OECD measures. A few tweaks and small increases here and there doesn't change that. Even if we introduced the Green tax and welfare policies, we would still be in the bottom half of the OECD for tax.
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@Godder said in NZ Politics:
@Snowy said in NZ Politics:
@dogmeat said in NZ Politics:
I can see why the likes of @Snowy out in the boonies might feel he gets no benefit from it but that's the nature of any taxation. My tax contributes to lots of things that don't benefit me directly.
All of mine does go somewhere else, which is my issue. Fuel tax? For AKL? WTF. I live so far away and try not to go there but still cop it. I could drive 60km north and save some cash but that is defeating the purpose. I would rather the tax money went somewhere and could see some results, which we don't.
Rates are tax. I get nothing. Why are they they same everywhere? The supercity is a serious rort.
Blame ACT for that one, that was a Rodney Hide special.
Despite the complaints, we tax fuel less than most of the OECD apparently (https://www.aa.co.nz/cars/owning-a-car/fuel-prices-and-types/how-petrol-prices-are-calculated/)
Hypothecation of fuel taxes was introduced by Dr Cullen (Labour) from July 2008.
I know people like to complain, but we are a low tax country by OECD measures. A few tweaks and small increases here and there doesn't change that. Even if we introduced the Green tax and welfare policies, we would still be in the bottom half of the OECD for tax.
Yep, everyone upset about NZ tax hikes should try living in the UK. Scandinavian-style tax with the state providing comparatively stuff all..
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@nzzp said in NZ Politics:
In the UK they had stamp duty on house sales - kind of a CGT in another name. Low rated, but applied to every property transaction.Just looked it up (https://www.gov.uk/stamp-duty-land-tax/residential-property-rates#:~:text=You usually pay Stamp Duty,when you bought the property) - free up to GBP500k, then 5-12% above that!
Just catching up on this thread, so forgive me if addressed, but you triggered me. They changed Stamp duty recently as part of covid I think. We got absolutely reamed selling sub 300k last year.
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@Godder said in NZ Politics:
@Snowy said in NZ Politics:
@dogmeat said in NZ Politics:
I can see why the likes of @Snowy out in the boonies might feel he gets no benefit from it but that's the nature of any taxation. My tax contributes to lots of things that don't benefit me directly.
All of mine does go somewhere else, which is my issue. Fuel tax? For AKL? WTF. I live so far away and try not to go there but still cop it. I could drive 60km north and save some cash but that is defeating the purpose. I would rather the tax money went somewhere and could see some results, which we don't.
Rates are tax. I get nothing. Why are they they same everywhere? The supercity is a serious rort.
Blame ACT for that one, that was a Rodney Hide special.
you can - and the Super hasn't been awesome, but the previous configuration wasn't working either. Trying to get region wide agreement on work was damn near impossible - and then (and this goes back to Robbie's light rail) councils (well, politicians) seemed to oppose initiatives, not because they would lose out, but because someone else would gain more. It was dysfunctional and toxic.
No obvious fixes, and a lot of that has got a heap better. But yeah, 'super city' eh. Needs a Tui billboard.
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@Bones said in NZ Politics:
@nzzp said in NZ Politics:
In the UK they had stamp duty on house sales - kind of a CGT in another name. Low rated, but applied to every property transaction.Just looked it up (https://www.gov.uk/stamp-duty-land-tax/residential-property-rates#:~:text=You usually pay Stamp Duty,when you bought the property) - free up to GBP500k, then 5-12% above that!
Just catching up on this thread, so forgive me if addressed, but you triggered me. They changed Stamp duty recently as part of covid I think. We got absolutely reamed selling sub 300k last year.
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@TeWaio said in NZ Politics:
@Godder said in NZ Politics:
@Snowy said in NZ Politics:
@dogmeat said in NZ Politics:
I can see why the likes of @Snowy out in the boonies might feel he gets no benefit from it but that's the nature of any taxation. My tax contributes to lots of things that don't benefit me directly.
All of mine does go somewhere else, which is my issue. Fuel tax? For AKL? WTF. I live so far away and try not to go there but still cop it. I could drive 60km north and save some cash but that is defeating the purpose. I would rather the tax money went somewhere and could see some results, which we don't.
Rates are tax. I get nothing. Why are they they same everywhere? The supercity is a serious rort.
Blame ACT for that one, that was a Rodney Hide special.
Despite the complaints, we tax fuel less than most of the OECD apparently (https://www.aa.co.nz/cars/owning-a-car/fuel-prices-and-types/how-petrol-prices-are-calculated/)
Hypothecation of fuel taxes was introduced by Dr Cullen (Labour) from July 2008.
I know people like to complain, but we are a low tax country by OECD measures. A few tweaks and small increases here and there doesn't change that. Even if we introduced the Green tax and welfare policies, we would still be in the bottom half of the OECD for tax.
Yep, everyone upset about NZ tax hikes should try living in the UK. Scandinavian-style tax with the state providing comparatively stuff all..
Lived in the UK for over ten years, experienced that shit show. A big reason I don't want NZ to go down the same path.
Also, pointing at other countries (like Godder above) saying we aren't as bad as them is such a low bar. We are a small country and need to be innovative as much as possible to maximise what little benefits we have.
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The controversial ‘selfie' photo was taken with a group of Ardern’s fans during her visit to the university.
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@taniwharugby One rule for the ruling classes....
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Let's kick employers while they're down, they can afford it....
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12366237
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@Rembrandt said in NZ Politics:
@canefan Jesus Christ! Wtf this along with increase to minimum wage. Insanity
They clearly feel they can't lose and are slipping a few extra things in
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@Kirwan said in NZ Politics:
@taniwharugby One rule for the ruling classes....
Not a great look after imposing the strictest lockdowns on the planet. Is it a serious virus or isn't it?
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@Godder said in NZ Politics:
The 10 days sick leave is an E Tu policy remit I believe. The $20 minimum wage by April 2021 is current policy agreed with NZ First, so not much of an announcement.
How useful is a minimum wage? Is it just inflationary or does it actually help prevent exploitation? I live in Switzerland, where everyone is well paid, and interestingly there is no legal minimum wage. I’ve now lived in NZ, Australia, France, Ireland and Switzerland, and the latter is by far and away the best run country.
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@Billy-Tell said in NZ Politics:
@Godder said in NZ Politics:
The 10 days sick leave is an E Tu policy remit I believe. The $20 minimum wage by April 2021 is current policy agreed with NZ First, so not much of an announcement.
How useful is a minimum wage? Is it just inflationary or does it actually help prevent exploitation? I live in Switzerland, where everyone is well paid, and interestingly there is no legal minimum wage. I’ve now lived in NZ, Australia, France, Ireland and Switzerland, and the latter is by far and away the best run country.
Depends on the country I guess. A lot of Scandinavian countries also have no legal minimum wage, but there are union-negotiated awards which do the same job.
The original purpose of the minimum wage was to allow a man to support a family on one income with enough surplus to buy a house and enough spare time to keep a vegetable garden. Has been a long time since that was possible on the minimum wage...
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