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And we knew this. This wasn't speculation. We studied it, we had the talking points. We trained volunteers to explain this to people. It's not a surprise. Rich people don't flee places with good quality of life when we increase the quality of life. They might try to cheat us, but they don't leave.
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:16 AM
And we knew this. This wasn't speculation. We studied it, we had the talking points. We trained volunteers to explain this to people. It's not a surprise. Rich people don't flee places with good quality of life when we increase the quality of life. They might try to cheat us, but they don't leave.
This is some crazy shit.
Elon Musk, "These lovely small towns in England, Scotland and Ireland, they've been living their lives quietly. They're like hobbits"
"And so one day, 1,000 people show up in your village of 500 and start raping the kids"
"This has now happened, God knows how many times in Britain"
"And so one day, 1,000 people show up in your village of 500 and start raping the kids"
"This has now happened, God knows how many times in Britain"
November 2, 2025 at 10:54 PM
This is some crazy shit.
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A full year of electioneering about slurpluses and deffyzits ahead. Worth asking why all the media time is given to that little pink stub on the left.
October 25, 2025 at 5:38 AM
A full year of electioneering about slurpluses and deffyzits ahead. Worth asking why all the media time is given to that little pink stub on the left.
Further examples of what @garyseconomics.bsky.social (and others I’m sure) talk about - goods and services for the wealthy continue to grow. This isn’t “defying a cost-of-living crisis”, it’s a result of growing wealth inequality. Inequality is what must be addressed.
www.rnz.co.nz/life/wellbei...
www.rnz.co.nz/life/wellbei...
What cost-of-living crisis? The rise of boutique, luxury gyms
Gyms that focus on service and mental health are a small but growing part of the New Zealand fitness industry.
www.rnz.co.nz
October 14, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Further examples of what @garyseconomics.bsky.social (and others I’m sure) talk about - goods and services for the wealthy continue to grow. This isn’t “defying a cost-of-living crisis”, it’s a result of growing wealth inequality. Inequality is what must be addressed.
www.rnz.co.nz/life/wellbei...
www.rnz.co.nz/life/wellbei...
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Through pure people power - with workers, faith, and community uniting - the Govt has decided to keep the Living Wage in its procurement guidelines for contracted cleaners, catering workers, and security guards.
Special mention to the many workers who stood up and organised for this win. #NZpol
Special mention to the many workers who stood up and organised for this win. #NZpol
October 9, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Through pure people power - with workers, faith, and community uniting - the Govt has decided to keep the Living Wage in its procurement guidelines for contracted cleaners, catering workers, and security guards.
Special mention to the many workers who stood up and organised for this win. #NZpol
Special mention to the many workers who stood up and organised for this win. #NZpol
March 9, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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Opinion: What does it say about our country that politicians and ex-politicians are instructing New Zealanders on a document in a language they don’t speak?
Anne Salmond: To lecture us on Te Tiriti, you must first be able to read it
newsroom.co.nz
March 5, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Opinion: What does it say about our country that politicians and ex-politicians are instructing New Zealanders on a document in a language they don’t speak?
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From the University of Auckland – Comment: There are three main threads in the anti-democratic movement in the US: the greed of the super-rich, white supremacy, and hostility towards regulation, argues Neal Curtis
Silicon Valley's false narrative that it made the modern world
newsroom.co.nz
March 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
From the University of Auckland – Comment: There are three main threads in the anti-democratic movement in the US: the greed of the super-rich, white supremacy, and hostility towards regulation, argues Neal Curtis
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A verbatim transcript of the PM's latest interview with Mike Hosking.
The Secret Diary of .. the Hosking-Luxon trainwreck
newsroom.co.nz
March 1, 2025 at 7:12 AM
A verbatim transcript of the PM's latest interview with Mike Hosking.
Guess I’m switching then!
February 12, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Guess I’m switching then!
At a bagel place. Ordered a regular latte (not for me, note). Was told they only serve large. On further questioning, I discovered I could downsize the latte to a medium. For the same price.
February 9, 2025 at 8:29 PM
At a bagel place. Ordered a regular latte (not for me, note). Was told they only serve large. On further questioning, I discovered I could downsize the latte to a medium. For the same price.
Check out these photos
#libertarianismforthewin
#libertarianismforthewin
February 4, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Check out these photos
#libertarianismforthewin
#libertarianismforthewin
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In case this is brand new information and also a huge relief to anyone else:
type -ai after all of your google searches to stop getting an AI overview
type -ai after all of your google searches to stop getting an AI overview
January 14, 2025 at 2:39 AM
In case this is brand new information and also a huge relief to anyone else:
type -ai after all of your google searches to stop getting an AI overview
type -ai after all of your google searches to stop getting an AI overview
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The three richest men in the world are all genuflecting before Trump.
All to curry favor so they can maintain their control over our political and economic systems — and to avoid accountability for their abuses of power.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
All to curry favor so they can maintain their control over our political and economic systems — and to avoid accountability for their abuses of power.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
January 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The three richest men in the world are all genuflecting before Trump.
All to curry favor so they can maintain their control over our political and economic systems — and to avoid accountability for their abuses of power.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
All to curry favor so they can maintain their control over our political and economic systems — and to avoid accountability for their abuses of power.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
mountaintui.substack.com/p/why-shane-...
Ayesha Verrall and Shane Reti - what a clear contrast.
Ayesha Verrall and Shane Reti - what a clear contrast.
Confession: Why Shane Reti & Ayesha Verrall's Performance Helps Me
Video above.
mountaintui.substack.com
December 5, 2024 at 9:08 PM
mountaintui.substack.com/p/why-shane-...
Ayesha Verrall and Shane Reti - what a clear contrast.
Ayesha Verrall and Shane Reti - what a clear contrast.
David Seymour keeps saying, “The challenge for people who oppose this bill is to explain why they are so opposed to those basic principles of equal rights [the same rights and duties, the right to self-determine].”
Can we crowdsource (bluesource?) a collection of simple explanatory points?
#nzpol
Can we crowdsource (bluesource?) a collection of simple explanatory points?
#nzpol
November 24, 2024 at 2:53 AM
David Seymour keeps saying, “The challenge for people who oppose this bill is to explain why they are so opposed to those basic principles of equal rights [the same rights and duties, the right to self-determine].”
Can we crowdsource (bluesource?) a collection of simple explanatory points?
#nzpol
Can we crowdsource (bluesource?) a collection of simple explanatory points?
#nzpol
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No-one needs more evidence that this government does not care for evidence, research or facts, but it's still heartbreaking to see them do it over and over and over again
#bootcamps
#Kiwi
#bootcamps
#Kiwi
November 23, 2024 at 8:57 PM
No-one needs more evidence that this government does not care for evidence, research or facts, but it's still heartbreaking to see them do it over and over and over again
#bootcamps
#Kiwi
#bootcamps
#Kiwi
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Clear statement from the All Blacks
#ToitūTeTiriti
#ToitūTeTiriti
November 23, 2024 at 10:19 PM
Clear statement from the All Blacks
#ToitūTeTiriti
#ToitūTeTiriti
Wonderful news!
Starting 1st December and throughout the Xmas period, Festive Fanny brings you a daily recipe from the doyenne of dubious food, Fanny Cradock
November 22, 2024 at 5:46 PM
Wonderful news!
Slamming the unaware and the clueless (aka, the Government).
ganeshnana.substack.com/p/economists...
ganeshnana.substack.com/p/economists...
Economists call for immediate suspension of spending cuts
Fiscal policy stance will not build resilient economy fit to address future challenges
ganeshnana.substack.com
November 20, 2024 at 10:50 PM
Slamming the unaware and the clueless (aka, the Government).
ganeshnana.substack.com/p/economists...
ganeshnana.substack.com/p/economists...
A montage of excerpts relevant to the awareness levels of our PM. Thanks to @mountaintui.bsky.social for the links.
November 20, 2024 at 10:18 PM
A montage of excerpts relevant to the awareness levels of our PM. Thanks to @mountaintui.bsky.social for the links.
This is a great how-to that makes it easy for any photos you might have taken from yesterday's hīkoi to be captured for the historical record.
Your photos of yesterday's historic hīkoi are important. You can add them to the public record with Wikimedia Commons, Category:Hīkoi to Parliament. I wrote a step-by-step guide (www.rove.wiki/blog/uploadi...) and an accompanying video tutorial (www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwe-...).
How to upload a photo to Wikimedia Commons
YouTube video by Mike Dickison
www.youtube.com
November 19, 2024 at 9:07 PM
This is a great how-to that makes it easy for any photos you might have taken from yesterday's hīkoi to be captured for the historical record.
Worse stats around food poverty, time to get GP appointments, GP visits, mental health, sleep deprivation, and obesity in deprived areas year-on-year.
Worsening poverty is writ large in this year's Health survey. The problem is the Govt's focus on cutting both public debt & size of Govt to <30% GDP is both deepening poverty & failing to achieve the GDP growth the Govt deems the solution to all NZ's problems. thekaka.substack.com/p/27-of-kids...
27% of kids going hungry, up from 21% in a year
Survey of 9,719 adults & 3,062 children finds food poverty surged over the last year, mental health problems doubled, waiting times for doctors jumped & nearly half of people in poor areas now obese
thekaka.substack.com
November 19, 2024 at 7:57 PM
Worse stats around food poverty, time to get GP appointments, GP visits, mental health, sleep deprivation, and obesity in deprived areas year-on-year.