Wednesday, January 28, 2015

ACT on Little's speech

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"This morning the new Labour Leader gave his first state of the nation speech – a chance to see the new direction, if any, that Labour is taking. As they say, talk is cheap, and this speech was bargain basement.
Fully embracing minimalism, the speech didn’t just skimp on details; it tried to make a virtue of it. It was chock full of “finding ways to”, “ensuring that”, “getting serious about”, “harnessing the power of”, “developing a programme of”, “will make sure that”, and so forth."

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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

#1 Welfare policy:

This is not an easy life any more, chum. I think you're a slacker!. - IDS.

Anonymous said...

ACTually, this is pretty disgusting.

Here’s a tip for Labour: use the tax and benefit system to support the lowest income workers

No no no! The "tax and benefit" system isn't there to support anyone. ACT's tax and benefit policies should always be: cut, cut, cut some more!


If you really want to get unemployment down, a good start would be to join the modern world and start supporting Partnerships Schools.

Partnership schools are state schools with bulk funding --- that's all. Hell the only reason partnership schools are non-union is because the NZEI threw its toys out of the cot, not because the government prevented unionisation (so I guess the PSA or some other govt union will hoover up the partnership schools staff).

ACT's education policy should always be real private schools.


Really I don't know what's worse: ACT promoting redistribution through taxes & benefits and also promoting state schools....

or Lindsay supporting both arguments.

Lindsay Mitchell said...

"Here’s a tip for Labour: use the tax and benefit system to support the lowest income workers."

No problem with that.

Either a low flat tax for everyone or, if a progressive tax system is retained, tax credits for the lowest income workers.

"If you really want to get unemployment down, a good start would be to join the modern world and start supporting Partnerships Schools."

Partnership schools are neither private ... nor perfect. But they are a step in the right direction by threatening leftist education orthodoxy.


Anonymous said...

her a low flat tax for everyone or, if a progressive tax system is retained,

a "low flat tax' is still progressive. Say the tax was only 10%. Earn 10,000 - pay $1,000. Earn $1,000,000 pay $100,000. Even on a "low flat tax" regime one person can pay a thousand times more tax than another, or even more than that.

tax credits for the lowest income workers.

are just another dodge to make tax systems even more progressive.


Partnership schools are neither private ... nor perfect. But they are a step in the right direction

In three years Gove converted almost every state school to an "academy" - with far more responsibility and initiative than the NZ partnership model. In six years ACT has got us six partnership schools. Please.