Dear Mr English, I don't want a tax cut

**Coldrider** · 21st May 2010, 15:28

We may need the spades for all the cycleways we are supposed to be building, or are they cut from the budget too.

**Tank** · 21st May 2010, 15:31

Originally Posted by Coldrider

We may need the spades for all the cycleways we are supposed to be building, or are they cut from the budget too.

I have no idea (But - I have to agree with the cycle lanes being a silly idea)

**avgas** · 21st May 2010, 15:48

Originally Posted by shrub

Gotta love politicians and their PR companies - they can make people excited about getting ripped off.

I especially like the ones that tell me the unemployed have something to contribute.
Some even believe that we should pay them for this privileged.

I check its not me holding them back - must be god.

**sinned** · 21st May 2010, 15:51

BTW - remind me, has anyone mentioned how this budget is a step in the right (correct) direction for NZ. Oh yes I like too and I will have no trouble deciding what to do with the extra cash which is now mine rather than the gummits.

**mashman** · 21st May 2010, 16:01

Originally Posted by sinned

BTW - remind me, has anyone mentioned how this budget is a step in the right (correct) direction for NZ. Oh yes I like too and I will have no trouble deciding what to do with the extra cash which is now mine rather than the gummits.

just don't go spending... just hope that cost of living doesn't go up... just hope that food prices, fuel, electricity, gas, cigarettes (doh!), booze or anything goes up in price for that matter...acc levies (double doh) etc... or you'll be giving it straight back lol...

**Brian d marge** · 21st May 2010, 16:03

Originally Posted by MisterD

Yeah, and "equal shares for all, kill the rich" worked really well in Russia didn't it.

???????? Focus now , its NZ we are talking about . ( cant be arsed replying much more than this .suffice to say I suppose the trickle down theory is still alive and kicking

Sorrythats a bit harsh , From memory , if you look at the first few pages of the road to Serfdom by Heyak its a good read!

Stephen

**Coldrider** · 21st May 2010, 17:28

tax cut will be gobbled up in inflation within 12 months, then its lose lose.

**Smifffy** · 21st May 2010, 17:59

Originally Posted by mashman

just don't go spending... just hope that cost of living doesn't go up... just hope that food prices, fuel, electricity, gas, cigarettes (doh!), booze or anything goes up in price for that matter...acc levies (double doh) etc... or you'll be giving it straight back lol...

FFS that was going to happen whether there were tax cuts or not. Are you suggesting that none of those things have risen in the last 8 years anyway?

Don't worry about it anyway, once the tories have pissed off enough chardonnay swilling liberal academics that think they know how the rest of should live our lives, then they'll get voted out and we will go back to being taxed into oblivion, but at least then the cost of living, food prices, fuel, electricity, gas, cigarettes (doh!), booze, ACC levies (double doh) or anything else will start to come back down thanks to the increase in tax eh?

**SPman** · 21st May 2010, 18:05

OECD researchers have just declared that New Zealand already has one of the lowest tax burdens among OECD countries!

**Toaster** · 21st May 2010, 18:06

Shame they couldn't just drop the bottom tax rate off so everyone got the same increase in net pay. That would have been more "fair".

GST and RWT are then collected off the resulting spending and saving anyway. Raising GST is just bollocks and will blow inflation up negating any benefit to the average kiwi earner. When people get tax cuts they spend or save and both are blimmin well taxed anyhoooooo.

**Toaster** · 21st May 2010, 18:10

Originally Posted by Coldrider

tax cut will be gobbled up in inflation within 12 months, then its lose lose.

Correct.... the interest rates will rise with the OCR and push up prices further as interest costs get passed on. The RB and major banks have already flagged this some time ago.

Being an average kiwi really is like waiting at the bottom of a sewer drain. They just keep dumping crap on you.

**Coldrider** · 21st May 2010, 18:12

Originally Posted by Smifffy

...... pissed off enough chardonnay swilling....

There will always be those that have no class.

**mashman** · 21st May 2010, 18:13

Originally Posted by Smifffy

FFS that was going to happen whether there were tax cuts or not. Are you suggesting that none of those things have risen in the last 8 years anyway?

Don't worry about it anyway, once the tories have pissed off enough chardonnay swilling liberal academics that think they know how the rest of should live our lives, then they'll get voted out and we will go back to being taxed into oblivion, but at least then the cost of living, food prices, fuel, electricity, gas, cigarettes (doh!), booze, ACC levies (double doh) or anything else will start to come back down thanks to the increase in tax eh?

there may have been a hint

of sarcasm in my post... I think someone mentioned inflation before... but i think that was a joke...