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CJames

I see according to Guido Fawkes that almost all the countries in Europe have abandoned their wealth taxes. Latest is Netherlands. https://order-order.com/2026/10/01/netherlands-abandons-its-wealth-tax/ And the reason is the people who they want to pay leave the country – funny that. It is almost as if it is unexpected behaviour. But politicians aren’t exactly known for their real-world nous, are they.
Now the economic geniuses in the Opposition parties want to introduce it to NZ. For only the ultrawealthy of course – “Yeah Right” as the Tui billboard would say. “Of course it will be different here” will be the activists’ mantra when confronted with the overseas failures. Get them to explain exactly how it will be different. Something the lapdog media should do but won’t.
What is really scary is that so many of the voters are falling for it. Driven by a combination of envy and stupidity, no doubt. Logical thought is not a common trait nowadays in the TikTok world of dopamine likes driving irrational behaviour.
When it all turns to custard and NZ becomes New Zimbabwe, with the wealthy having left for better places, who will pick up the pieces? Or will we be just added to the list of ex-first world countries ruined by bad policy failures?
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October 2, 2026 8:01am
- Souvlaki
  
  Excellent synopsis of reality!!
  
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  October 2, 2026 8:13am
Yvette

What many people vote for may be what you get.
If many vote for Chris Hipkins and Labour this is likely what we will get

Hipkins Māorification: 100% Full Steam Ahead
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MaXyoDdfMY
Whangarei Tim
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Can anyone explain, if Maori didn’t cede sovereignty and co-governance is a fact, why do Maori still have just 7 special Maori seats and not 60? Is this one of those arguments where, because a certain circumstance does not exist, it shows something else correlated should not exist either?

But don’t worry – like a turkey voting for Thanksgiving, Christopher is working on this – again, the above link
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October 2, 2026 8:02am
Cassandra

The UK Green Party members have been told to replace terms such as “mothers and fathers” with gender-neutral terminology. The terms “parents and carers” are to be used instead. People should never be referred to as “elderly”.

“Sexual preference” is also unacceptable and the terms “lunatic” and “nutter” “reinforce negative stereotypes and stigma about mental health” and should be avoided.

I’d agree nutter is a bit rude. I’m not too sure about elderly. What are the options? Old? Ancient?

Which is not to say that nutter is not accurate. I’m thinking of our Greens and the Maori Party while I type this.
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October 2, 2026 8:10am

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