Greens favour capital gains tax

[Flip]

They also have the highest education of any of the major parties and are most likely to be professionals.

I guess all Green supporters lived with Mummy and Daddy while they were studying? But seriously while I was studying you could not get a flat for love nor money. The rents then used to be about $100 a room which was the rate they stayed at for about 15 years.

I for one welcome a CGT, the number of rentals will decrease and the rents will go up.

[Milts]

Just seen something on the Telly saying that the Treasury favours Tax reform over asset sales

CBF'd reading the entire thread and responding, other than to say that my flatmate works at Treasury and they're all praying like hell that by some miracle labour wins the next election by a landslide.

DISCLAIMER: I'm not a fan of labour in general and particularly not in the current form, but I'm even less of a Nat fan, so...

[Jantar]

...my flatmate works at Treasury and they're all praying like hell that by some miracle labour wins the next election by a landslide.......

That alone is reason enough to vote anything but Liabore.

[Milts]

That alone is reason enough to vote anything but Liabore.

I would dearly hope that those working at the treasury know more than the average new zealander about what would be better for the economy. Especially if it's a consensus accross the entire organisation.

[Flip]

Just a thought, would a CGT allow me to claim a loss as a LAQC in a market where inflation is greater than capital gains?

[Jantar]

I would dearly hope that those working at the treasury know more than the average new zealander about what would be better for the economy.....

I would hope so too. But remember the $500m mistake (in the wrong direction) in calculating a simple thing like the value of carbon credits under the Kyoto agreement?

[Mully]

CBF'd reading the entire thread and responding, other than to say that my flatmate works at Treasury and they're all praying like hell that by some miracle labour wins the next election by a landslide.

Although that could be because National are reducing the number of civil servants.......

[Milts]

I would hope so too. But remember the $500m mistake (in the wrong direction) in calculating a simple thing like the value of carbon credits under the Kyoto agreement?

Yes. I'm hoping that was either a one-person-error or politically motivated.

Hah and while I somewhat agree Mully I think there's more to it than that.

[puddytat]

Comrades, we dont need to worry as there's rumours of a new lefter wing party possibility, so those who are struggling with the enviromental side of the Geens will still be able to vote for a party that will stand for the social agenda that founded Labour but which they only pay lip service to now.....
A political marriage made in Heaven between Honi & Sue
(I see people choking everywhere as they read this)

But please dont get sidetracked,sorry if I take this off topic.

[Hitcher]

A political marriage made in Heaven between Honi & Sue

Shortly before the political divorce made in heaven, one suspects. It's not going to happen.

[puddytat]

I agree really Hitcher, I think you'd see a "Grand Coalition" between the Nats & Labour before they'd allow the minor parties to band together...

[Winston001]

Ask the Irish about reducing taxation, remember them the round table was promoting Ireland in 2005 and more recently Key said we needed to take a leaf out of the Celtic tigers book, reduce our taxes and follow their lead, funny all the rich pricks who promoted Ireland as a country we should emulate have gone quite on that now....

I love the way all you right wing pricks start......

.....the rest of the rich pricks who have destroyed our country.....

Why are you so angry? If you want to get your point of view across, avoid emotive terms which add nothing to the argument.


Ireland: like it or not, Key is correct. The background is in 1987 the Irish government took a punt on economic development. They offered tax incentives and low tax rates to new businesses. Their hope was that new plants and factories would be built, more employment gained, and - crucially - knowledge.

The risk was that ordinary people had to pay for the lost tax and the new businesses could up-stakes at any time and move to another tax haven.

It worked.

Ireland grew from a middling agricultural backwater to a high-tech economy ranked 8th in the OECD. We are 24th. Furthermore even though Intel etc could move their plant elsewhere, the skilled Irish workers kept their knowledge and applied it to their own start-up businesses.

The economic problems faced by Ireland arise from the property bubble, not from having high-tech jobs. Same bubble as hit Iceland, Greece, Spain, USA, etc etc

[phill-k]

The economic problems faced by Ireland arise from the property bubble, not from having high-tech jobs. Same bubble as hit Iceland, Greece, Spain, USA, etc etc

Not angry but don't want some upstart selling my family silver, hasn't worked before and won't now. Key when he loses interest playing with NZ will fuck off and live elsewhere just like the lot that made all the money out of nationals fiddling in the 80's and 90's.

Note the bubble that burst didn't here just leaked a little air hence we are in a lot better position than those you mention.

Ireland attempted to follow a right wing philosophy, and when things got tough went belly up, we have followed a more centralist / socialist philosophy and have survived.

[Indiana_Jones]

These would be the same Greens that want to ban all semi-autos?.....they can go kiss a shotgun.

-Indy

[shrub]

These would be the same Greens that want to ban all semi-autos?.....they can go kiss a shotgun.

-Indy

Nice. As seems to be consistent with people opposed to the Greens you have a very poor understanding of the facts. E Endorsement Military Style Semi Automatics were banned from private ownership after the Aramoana massacre in 1990, and as you might recall National were in power and the Green party had only been in existence a few months and had 0 (zero) seats in parliament. In 2009 the Police tried to extend controls on semi-automatic rifles and failed. Incidentally, the police are not controlled by the Greens.

And why would you want a semi-auto? It's been 15 or so years since i hunted, but I used a bolt action Winchester Model 88 very effectively and never wanted for more. If you're a hunter and you can't kill with one shot, then you either need to spend time on the range or get off your arse and get a better shot.

Thank you, please come again.