Friday, December 19, 2014

Blog's 9th birthday

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My first post was on December 19, 2005. Wouldn't have put money on it lasting nine years. The stats are steady but not growing. I usua...
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Wednesday, December 17, 2014

An American down-under sees what too many NZers can't

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Today Sean Plunket interviewed an amazing man called Terrance Wallace on Radio Live . He is a black American raised by a single mother in...
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Reducing welfare dependence would reduce inequality

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Letter to the Hutt News: Dear Editor According to Gordon Campbell  a recent  OECD report showed New Zealand's "...e...
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Tuesday, December 16, 2014

"I hope my father dies soon"

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Thank you very much to the reader who sent this to me. It needs no additional commentary from me. I Hope My Father Dies Soon ...
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Increasing employment rate of single parents

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A reader sent through the above graph which was part of a brief article in the Economist (Britain). The Economist commentary, The gov...
Monday, December 15, 2014

Little courage leaves opportunity for ACT

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I am underwhelmed by Andrew Little. Previously I've blogged about his lack of courage in turning away from a capital gains tax (which I ...
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Saturday, December 13, 2014

MSD ups efforts to detect sole parent benefit abuse

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We all know there are plenty of people pulling a single parent benefit who have partners. Anecdotal evidence aside, there are two data sourc...
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Friday, December 12, 2014

Accommodation Supplement - what's going on?

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 Some OIA responses leave me more in the dark than prior. The ex Minister for Social Development issued a press release in May this year ...
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