I have raised this before, Multi-bike Registration

[jasonu]

ACC recently announced a hefty loss..

Did they really?
Everything I have seen says the ACC makes millions upon millions in profit.

[Dadpole]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/indu...s-3-4b-deficit

Accounts can say anything you want them to. The general public believes whatever the headline says. Witness the ACC 'loss' that lead to bike reg rises.

[BMWST?]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/indu...s-3-4b-deficit

Accounts can say anything you want them to. The general public believes whatever the headline says. Witness the ACC 'loss' that lead to bike reg rises.

It wasnt even a loss,it was a theoretical exercise to make funding cover all outgoings in one year,current and future

[Jeff Sichoe]

From the stuff comments;
time fat people had a tax put on them I know so many fat people with back and ankel problems.
I would love to see the satistics around fat people on the benefits and acc


that's fair enough - smokers pay for their health issues (and more) via tax.
We pay more for rego because we are soft and squishy when we crash

why don't the fats get some sort of punishment too?

[Akzle]

why don't the fats get some sort of punishment too?

because they're great consumers and work well "on the books" they need pharmaceuticals, shit's expensive (/profitable) they eat lots of shit (profit) they need huge cars to haul their huge asses around, no-one really cares about them, so long as you can drag out their fat life to keep them consuming (and wholly unable to riot or fight back when you want to implement martial law)... there's money to be made!

(as long as your on the side profiting from their hideousness, like a jew. rather than on ocean's side, and paying for it all, like a pleb)

[Voltaire]

From the stuff comments;
time fat people had a tax put on them I know so many fat people with back and ankel problems.
I would love to see the satistics around fat people on the benefits and acc


that's fair enough - smokers pay for their health issues (and more) via tax.
We pay more for rego because we are soft and squishy when we crash

why don't the fats get some sort of punishment too?

Yeah, slap a 20% tax on Maccers and all that other shit like Coke," fitness " drinks, snack food and sweets.

Can't righteously think of any others at the mo.

Unfortunately poor quality food is more affordable for people with not much income....turnips

[Jeff Sichoe]

well to be fair you could just charge people at the hospital when they get their legs lopped off due to self-induced diabetus

perhaps they could call it the toe tax and start charging ya for every digit that rots off

[Banditbandit]

The most realistic option to monitor and measure this would be more active tracking of bikes and riders.

Ie GPS units with codes which relate back to YOU and what bike you are on, what speed you are going.

You'll have to put in your creditcard when you get your license and you'll be automatically ticketed the instant you hit +4km over the limit.

AWESOME that sounds fucking rad lets make it happen nerds

You can't be serious ...

[Jeff Sichoe]

I wish I was joking but due to an apathetic population and ever more aggressive invasions of our private life in the interests of 'safety' and you know it's gonna happen sooner or later...

[onearmedbandit]

Unfortunately poor quality food is more affordable for people with not much income....turnips

What do you define as 'poor quality food'? My GF and I shop at a respected local owned butchery and get our groceries from what is considered an 'upmarket' supermarket, we eat well. We've done the maths and a restaurant quality dinner for us is typically $7-12 a portion.

[Voltaire]

What do you define as 'poor quality food'? My GF and I shop at a respected local owned butchery and get our groceries from what is considered an 'upmarket' supermarket, we eat well. We've done the maths and a restaurant quality dinner for us is typically $7-12 a portion.

Your right that you can eat well for less.

We tried that Foodbag for a while, pretty good to start with but $190 a week for 5 meals for 4?
Some of the recipes are pretty good but some of them were pretty ordinary.
On the up side, I was able to get my two boys to do a meal each as it came with instructions.


What I was referring to was how many people claim " I can't cook" and buy some of those overpriced heat and eat meals at the supermarket or take away shit.


Crock Pot Stew.

1kg blade or chuck steak
Kidneys ( yum)
couple of carrots
some potatoes
Onion
Can chopped tomatoes
any other nearly past best by date veges in fridge.
oxo cube
soy sauce
Lea and Perrins
tble spoon flour
salt and pepper
If you have herb garden, oregano, rosemary, parsely
10 minutes prep
Dash of Tabasco if you like hot.
leave for day to cook
about $15- $20 for 4 and maybe lunch.

I do a good Lasagne too.

[onearmedbandit]

Your right that you can eat well for less.


What I was referring to was how many people claim " I can't cook" and buy some of those overpriced heat and eat meals at the supermarket or take away shit.

You're right. In my opinion it's laziness. No motivation to shop, prepare and clean up. Easy to get fantastic recipes from the internet too, Jamie Oliver has some really simple and affordable meals that are amazing.

[jasonu]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/indu...s-3-4b-deficit

Accounts can say anything you want them to. The general public believes whatever the headline says. Witness the ACC 'loss' that lead to bike reg rises.

I was referring to the amount of income vs the payouts which does bring in a huge profit. It seams they have poorly invested the public funded profits to create a huge loss.

[pritch]

Your right that you can eat well for less.



Crock Pot Stew.

1kg blade or chuck steak
Kidneys ( yum)
couple of carrots
some potatoes
Onion
Can chopped tomatoes
any other nearly past best by date veges in fridge.
oxo cube
soy sauce
Lea and Perrins
tble spoon flour
salt and pepper
If you have herb garden, oregano, rosemary, parsely
Dash of Tabasco if you like hot.

Close. I'd add a glass of red and a coupla garlic cloves. Which reminds me, it's wine o' clock.

[roogazza]

What do you define as 'poor quality food'? My GF and I shop at a respected local owned butchery and get our groceries from what is considered an 'upmarket' supermarket, we eat well. We've done the maths and a restaurant quality dinner for us is typically $7-12 a portion.

Thats what we operate on OAB , I do the cooking 99% of the time too.
(Madam reckons she's not trading me in,no way ).