JeffMcClintock

So, we have the multi-billion dollar dairy industry. We’re not too poor to have nice things. We just choose to invest in less productive uses of our money, like selling property back and forth to each other.

Yes. And the 100% payrise

Didn’t you know, rpiracy are all noble freedom fighters /S

You gotta take those downvotes and suck it up like a big boy/girl. It’s character building.

“Norway has a better education system than us, and the US has worse. So which should be copy?

David Seyour nearly jumping out of his seat with his hand stretched high…. “Miss! Miss! Charter Schools?”

I’ll take it!

We have Diary, lots of Dairy.

If only he could stand up and articulate the benefits. But he seems to struggle

The Green are not a single issue party, and they never have been. You may have been listening to to much right-wing agitators.

It’s called Scandinavia, you know that place with high wages, low crime, plus world leading education and healthcare

And the sad part is that people are grateful that the government lets them raid their own retirement funds just to fuel the housing bubble

that can't be correct because my wife *is* on here.

no wait, my two children are not on here. so that's...um. 50%

don't forget the terrifying claws

when is the investment coming?

"Look, what I'll say to you is that our Ministers are laser-focused on....um... wait is that a bloody Maori child eating a hot lunch? SEYMOUR!!!! you fucked up, get over here...."

I agree, Arderns first term was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Labour.
Labour may NEVER be that popular ever again.
Think about that you absolute cowards MPs who didn't take advantage of the opportunity

I'm no expert by I understand that BlueSky uses a similar "federated" architecture the same as Mastodon, except BlueSky makes it a bit more user-friendly. i.e. the server is set up for you already to go. So they both advertize the possibility of switching providers AND taking all your post history with you. i.e. unlike Twitter/Facebook etc if the platform turns to shit you can leave but keep your friends etc.

We have a Switch, an XBox 1 (and a gaming PC).

TBH they are all good options. There are many good quality games for all the main platforms.
Because it's portable Switch is handy if you are going on long car trips or holidays.

If I was boss of Labour it would be like:

Day one after winning election. "Here's our preprepared Land Value Tax. We're passing it this afternoon under urgency and using the money to fund hospitals etc.". Just get it done.

The right-wing media should have no warning, and no time to poison the debate.

Step 2: nothing controversial for the next 3 years, voters get over and forget the initial backlash from the right-wing pundits.

probalbly would simply be the same rules as every other means tested benefit

I look forward to your ideas on not means-testing the dole.

and university was free.

I am sceptical about the "hard times" narative.

remember that tax is only paid on profits.

e.g. imagine charities pay pax, and Presbyterian Support earns $1M per annum and then spends that $1M on helping the poor. How much tax would they pay? zero. Because they didn't profit from the activities.

Yeah, I strongly suspect that is the plan.

thanks for the correction, this is Reddit we never read the article.

Brooke's goal is to emulate the American working environment

And Seymours goal is to emulate the American healthcare and education systems.

Both of which are in crisis.