Elections are coming up. What are we thinking?

[Swoop]

You're going to have to wait. There is no signs of anything better than the encumbents on the horizon.

The "alternative" really sounds like the start of a bad joke.

Cunliffe, Hone, "hardly" Norman and Winston Peters walk into a bar wanting a jug of I.Q. to share...

[mashman]

You're going to have to wait. There is no signs of anything better than the encumbents on the horizon.

Fair enough. But they're growing in numbers in Nelson because there is a candidate. If this kicks off in other parts of the country, well, we could end up with an early election. Dreams are free, but it is most definitely a possibility. Your choice man .

[oldrider]

Good.
Fucking.
Greif.

Nobody with any credibility can use morgan as a reference.

Not even Piers Morgan ... he is the consummate plonker!

[Laava]

Fair enough. But they're growing in numbers in Nelson because there is a candidate. If this kicks off in other parts of the country, well, we could end up with an early election. Dreams are free, but it is most definitely a possibility. Your choice man .

Who do you mean?

[bogan]

Who do you mean?

Money free party I would think, failed to get enough backers to even get on the ballot this time around; so I'm glad to see democracy still works at least at some level.

[Laava]

Money free party I would think, failed to get enough backers to even get on the ballot this time around; so I'm glad to see democracy still works at least at some level.

Right, I googled it and yes they are not yet a registered party.
Here is a situation where I can't see it working. Maybe someone can explain. If I have a property with tenants in it who are paying me rent, and then all of a sudden we become a moneyless society, what do the tenants give me in the way of rent/koha? Or do they just assume ownership of the property?
If I am the tenant and now no longer have money to give my landlord in the way of rent, what is the equivalent tokens or credit that will be paid on a periodic basis? Or is it nothing?
Is anyone able to answer that simply without just posting links?

[mashman]

Money free party I would think, failed to get enough backers to even get on the ballot this time around; so I'm glad to see democracy still works at least at some level.

Who do you mean?

As ee said above. I reckon they have done a great job so far given that they only really started this year. They managed to get the numbers, but according to the internetz, they didn't meet the compliance when the electoral commission followed up. Not by much though. Even better when you look at it in the same light as United Future. And yes, it is good to see that that part of democracy is functioning well.

[mashman]

Right, I googled it and yes they are not yet a registered party.
Here is a situation where I can't see it working. Maybe someone can explain. If I have a property with tenants in it who are paying me rent, and then all of a sudden we become a moneyless society, what do the tenants give me in the way of rent/koha? Or do they just assume ownership of the property?
If I am the tenant and now no longer have money to give my landlord in the way of rent, what is the equivalent tokens or credit that will be paid on a periodic basis? Or is it nothing?

Does that really matter? How are you going to be disadvantaged?

[Laava]

Does that really matter? How are you going to be disadvantaged?

Is not about me. And of course it matters, how else are they going to get any votes?

[bogan]

Here is a situation where I can't see it working.

And that is hardly the only one, I think the incumbents have a lot more to fear from that fat german bloke and his racist mate...

[mashman]

Here's one candidate... not sure if she's aligned with an R.B.E. though.

Here are 2 MFP candidates. One in Nelson and one in Kaikoura. I've been following blog of the Kaikoura fulla, Ted, for almost a year now. The guy has been through a lot and by all accounts is a very successful man.

I have no doubt that there will be more and more people standing around the country over the next few years. Honest politicians, because they're not out to shaft anyone.

[Laava]

Does that really matter? How are you going to be disadvantaged?

Further to that tho, I am not talking about being disadvantaged. If I am to vote for it, how is it going to work to my advantage.

[mashman]

Is not about me. And of course it matters, how else are they going to get any votes?

Sounded like it "what do the tenants give me in the way of rent/koha?". Does it really matter what happens so long as you don't lose anything?

[mashman]

Further to that tho, I am not talking about being disadvantaged. If I am to vote for it, how is it going to work to my advantage.

That will be entirely up to you. I'm not being obtuse, everything, including work, is voluntary. Cooperate and it'll all work swimmingly.

[Laava]

And that is hardly the only one, I think the incumbents have a lot more to fear from that fat german bloke and his racist mate...

Yeah, well, one thing at a time. The cashless society is how society started out and then currency in all it's forms must have evolved into the present day system over many thousands of years. I cannot see in my head a way that getting rid of currency in all it's forms will work. The fat german and his mate are just billboard faces and will never be anything more than that. They could not possibly pull enough support.