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It is a political strategy as old as time. Scare the public with tales of disaster and stampede them into supporting your ideological agenda because they believe There Is No Alternative. Yet, if the NZ economy truly is as “fragile” as PM Christopher ...

Great write-up.

In fact, the line “Labour and National had broadly similar fiscal approaches…” is worth repeating.

So the default position we should be applying to the current government is – where is all the evidence for the claims that Luxon is making?

  • @Xcf456
    1•4 months ago

    Otherwise, you make life hard for retirees etc.

    The wealth tax the Greens propose is specifically designed to mitigate this, as it wouldnt apply to the first $2 million net for individuals and $4 million net for couples.

    • @thevoyagekayaking
      1•4 months ago

      They did think of that, but what are the chances that figure will be adjusted for inflation?

      • @Xcf456
        1•4 months ago

        I don’t see why it couldn’t be, either with some sort of legislated review period or formula to calculate the threshold.

        In any case I’d prefer having one alongside our non-indexed tax system to not having one at all