yes sir

And of course, the rent-seeking and market power of the government-blessed monopoly businesses (supermarkets, gentailers, building materials) is effectively a system of multiple private taxes on innovation and creativity across the entire economy.

and threaten it more so than incompetent executives and chairs, although the point about the preponderance of lawyers and accountants in executive and chair positions is well made. we really need to cap numbers in law schools man

new zealand’s economy was built on the theft and purchase of māori land, its conversion to property, and then pushing its carrying capacity as far as possible to maintain profitability. māori land claims, environmental limits, and a lack of innovation is going to threaten that profit

but importantly there is no party in NZ in 2025 that truly represents the working class. they are run by the professional middle classes for the professional middle classes.

his sacking of richardson once he realised her devilish plans (by which time it was too late), his later regret, his reverence (grief?) for the lost paradise of the decent society, his religiosity, his dealings with mr peters, his later policies that clark built upon, getting rolled, there’s a lot x

registered “job done” or felt slightly misled. now that a very real threat is before us in the MCA amendments the organisers are infighting, and the anger and sense of threat has entirely dissipated. no doubt the amendment will now pass easily

do your job !!!

no not like that ?!?!

while the amendment is before parliament rawiri is on his way to an arts festival in china, debbie is defending a “fact sheet” attacking the former whip and her son, takuta moved a motion of no confidence in the party president only days ago. just not a serious party

watching rawiri literally pull debbie away to stop her answering a legitimate question. like high school bully tactics