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Technofreak: I didn't agree with arbitrarily raising wages as has happened, perhaps I didn't make my self clear. That's just a merry-go-round where the only winner is the government who gets an increased tax take.
The person who it's intended to benefit sure doesn't end up better off in the long run. Just raising wages on their own is a futile exercise. That's why I added the caveat "it is just a matter of how you achieve that in a meaningful/practical/useful manner" which you chose not to highlight.
We have to find a way to make the pie bigger by increasing productivity at the same time. In my opinion that's partly achieved by increasing the skills of workers - better education etc.
Thanks for the info on charter schools I wasn't aware of that. I've seen similar situations in other industries where government money has been "thrown" at new comers where that money would have achieved much better results if it were given to already established players. It's a shame this sort of thing happens.
In my opinion you incorrectly stereotype all people in right wing parties. Here's one article that shows your generalisation isn't correct. Jarrod Gilbert doesn't think so either. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/bill-english-i-specialise-in-being-boring/JMI2NISFP7JAZQB7SCDJWE2XHU/
Here's another one from October last year. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/jarrod-gilbert-why-id-happily-shout-bill-english-a-beer/G5MCRBU4DJG43NH6K4CSWADR7E/
Unfortunately it's paywalled. It talks about National's social investment model from 2015, it references the other article I have linked and talks about how the National party was trying to breathe life back into this model again last year.
From what I have seen/heard Nationals approach is teach a man to fish and feed him for life, rather than give him a fish and feed him for the day. I know which approach I prefer.
Everyone deserves an equal opportunity, I'm not aware of National espousing otherwise in fact I've heard Christopher Luxon say National believes in equal opportunity. They don't espouse an equal outcome which is what some people seem to think should happen.
I have no problem spend in 1 or 2 times to stop some one going to prison rather than spending 3 or 4 times to keep them in prison. This was exactly what Bill English was driving at. Who'd have thought it, a National politician talking the talk you'd have traditionally expected from a Labour politician.
Reading your respond this morning and I honestly laughed out loud at the line:
We have to find a way to make the pie bigger by increasing productivity at the same time
Have you not seen the productivity gains NZ society has made since the 1980 and continues to do so today and offset against wages? Productivity has consistently grown year on year for decades and yet wages have never kept pace with that productivity.
https://www.acuitymag.com/opinion/productivity-is-up-why-not-wages
https://ojs.victoria.ac.nz/LEW/article/download/1714/1557/2184
It's the most laughable BS argument any neoliberal uses that "we need to increase productivity", when productivity IS increasing as Luxon goes on and on about productivity time and time again
https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/03/15/tax-reform-productivity-key-to-curbing-cost-of-living-luxon/
https://www.1news.co.nz/2021/12/04/luxon-big-fan-of-raising-minimum-wage-if-economy-growing/
It's almost as laughable as the "Gen Z need to stop buying iPhones and eating avocado on toast so they can buy a house" give me a break.
If wages had kept pace with productivity and average house prices to average wage gap had not skyrocketed over the last 20 years from a 4 times your wage to 11 times the wage that is simply not sustainable and will continue to increase the inequality gap and will mean that NZ becomes a landed gentry which is terrible for our overall society.
And National with the help of ACT want to make it even worse with their policies.
https://www.national.org.nz/nationals_going_for_housing_growth_plan
https://www.act.org.nz/housing
Building more houses at the city fringe, while being against rapid public transport and supporting businesses who encourage workers back into the CBD is the trifecta of utter nonsense.
Families being able to live in houses they can afford, not having to commute for two hours a day and having one partner able to work at home bringing up their kids for the first 3-4 years of the childs life is what will build a sustainable and cohesive society. Renters in tenuous unhealthy rentals, living hours away from their job and the whole family needing to work from when the child is born is the society that we live in now.
The following policies would make a massive difference for NZ society, but the "mum and dad landlords" as the excuse but the reality of the landlord mega owners would have to provide affordable livable housing and there needs to be a pathway to home ownership as that helps to achieve far better societal outcomes for everyone.
But National and ACT want to take us in the opposite direction.
- https://www.national.org.nz/tenancy_changes_to_help_ease_rental_housing_crisis
- https://www.national.org.nz/national_launches_campaign_against_tenant_tax
- https://www.mpamag.com/nz/news/general/national-promises-to-reinstate-tax-deductibility-on-rentals/440236
- https://www.act.org.nz/stop_vilifying_landlords_and_start_listening
- https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/130076736/here-are-the-economic-policies-national-says-it-will-cull
There is nothing in any of Nationals manifesto that is inspirational to help lift all society to achieve a better outcome for everyone. Absolutely nothing.
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