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elflip.bsky.social @elflip.bsky.social · 2d

Corporate tax revenue in 2025 is about the same as 2008?! Does that mean our corporate productivity is stalled or have they gotten more tax breaks? Or both?

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elflip.bsky.social @elflip.bsky.social · 15d

Politicians still get paid? So the people who shut down the government are immune to the shutdown…🤡

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elflip.bsky.social @elflip.bsky.social · 16d

Seniors earning nearly $60K still get the full super while young jobseekers face harsh means tests.

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The Double Take | A Coalition of Double Standards

😓 NZ Teens Face Parental Means Tests While Wealthy Retirees Get Universal Pensions

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elflip.bsky.social @elflip.bsky.social · 16d

They need your charts!

How many job hunters are there for each job ad? www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

How many job hunters are there for each job ad?

Finding work may not be as easy as "getting off the PlayStation", data on jobs and job hunters shows.

www.rnz.co.nz

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elflip.bsky.social @elflip.bsky.social · 16d

How many job hunters are there for each job ad? www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...

How many job hunters are there for each job ad?

Finding work may not be as easy as "getting off the PlayStation", data on jobs and job hunters shows.

www.rnz.co.nz

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elflip.bsky.social @elflip.bsky.social · 23d

Where are the Epstein files?

a man in a suit and tie is sitting in a chair with his hands in the air

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is sitting in a chair with his hands in the air

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elflip.bsky.social @elflip.bsky.social · 24d

That is true if you mean by universal that payments should start from birth.

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elflip.bsky.social @elflip.bsky.social · 25d

Dairy industry jobs have flat lined over the last 15 years… It’s not a growth industry jobs wise is it?

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Filled jobs in the dairy cattle farming industry in New Zealand

2011 Q4–2023 Q4

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elflip.bsky.social @elflip.bsky.social · 25d

💯 I tell people we have a UBI… and they give me a confused look. Then I say it’s just age tested at 65… and they think I made some sort of joke… 🤦

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elflip.bsky.social @elflip.bsky.social · 26d

By Winnie’s own logic, Israel shouldn’t have been recognised in 1948 either, since its founding came through violent displacement rather than peace. At that time, its borders, government, and authority were only partially acknowledged by a small number of countries…

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elflip.bsky.social @elflip.bsky.social · 28d

Would be interesting to see an updated report on this one from 2016 regarding our auto financing stats. www.pwc.co.nz/pdfs/pwc-cur...

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elflip.bsky.social @elflip.bsky.social · 28d

Yep. People having been saying for years the sub prime auto market is the next big short.

elflip.bsky.social @elflip.bsky.social · 28d

They think there’s a single lever that can change all. But isn’t it more realistic to see the system as a balance (or imbalance) of several levers working in unison?

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elflip.bsky.social @elflip.bsky.social · Sep 1

Any word on how much our power bills will sky rocket?

elflip.bsky.social @elflip.bsky.social · Sep 1

So how much should I expect my power bill to go up now…

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elflip.bsky.social @elflip.bsky.social · Aug 19

Why do they keep bringing up old Sh**? It’s like they’re trying to drive a car by only looking in the rearview mirror. They’re going to crash sooner or later. Surely people of all ideologies can see through this. 🤦‍♂️

elflip.bsky.social @elflip.bsky.social · Aug 14

@bernardchickey.bsky.social should have tagged you. Would love to know your take and rational for sticking with Substack after this.

elflip.bsky.social @elflip.bsky.social · Aug 14

subscribers. I commend Webworm and David here wholeheartedly. As difficult it is to switch for creators I think some should consider it.

elflip.bsky.social @elflip.bsky.social · Aug 14

Kia ora David. I was unfortunate to be on the receiving end of the Nazi notification. I follow some good writers on Substack such as The Kākā. It was brought up in the subscriber chat last week and Bernard did not address it. I’m considering leaving Substack but will miss the engagement with other

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elflip.bsky.social @elflip.bsky.social · Aug 13

a cartoon of a man giving a speech next to a woman with the words taxes baby below him

ALT: a cartoon of a man giving a speech next to a woman with the words taxes baby below him

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Musical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · Aug 8

Here's the gotcha chart that Treasury have placed at the heart of their ideological rant about the need for Govt know it's place and generally stand back and let, RBNZ handle things during the next crisis (a housing boom will save jobs!)
Let's look at what the IMF were reporting on here.. [1/n]

Treasury chart based on IMF data showing advanced economies covid stimulus. NZ is second only to USA.

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elflip.bsky.social @elflip.bsky.social · Aug 7

And the majority of that private debt is financing unproductive housing that we sell to each other enriching Aussie banks, yes?

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elflip.bsky.social @elflip.bsky.social · Aug 6

I remember reading ACT policy on this where they mention a private company EROAD could track cars via GPS and RUCs could be charged on a road and time basis. Think surge pricing. I mentioned this to loads of people keen for a change in government who said that would never happen in their lifetimes.

elflip.bsky.social @elflip.bsky.social · Jul 31

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elflip.bsky.social @elflip.bsky.social · Jul 28

Oops we forgot to say you still pay!

Businesses should pass Paywave costs on through prices, Nicola Willis says www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Businesses should pass Paywave costs on through prices, Nicola Willis says

And Nicola Willis says businesses should pass on the cost, as they would any other.

www.rnz.co.nz

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