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#2911793 9-May-2022 11:20

GV27:

Some political traditions are dumb as hell IMO.

Especially the one that gets them called "the right honorable".... (applies to all politicians equally without prejudice)....

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#2913110 12-May-2022 17:00

Seems appropriate for this topic if you'll forgive me for quoting across.

@GV27: Labour campaigned on slashing migration and then just didn't.

Did they really? I missed that policy entirely. Do you happen to have a link to the policy?

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#2913282 13-May-2022 10:18

gzt: Seems appropriate for this topic if you'll forgive me for quoting across.

@GV27: Labour campaigned on slashing migration and then just didn't.

Did they really? I missed that policy entirely. Do you happen to have a link to the policy?

https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/05/kris-faafoi-skirts-around-answering-whether-government-is-still-planning-to-cut-migration-as-promised-by-former-labour-leader.html

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#2913381 13-May-2022 11:56

Didn't they blame Winston for not being able to reduce immigration? That was their go to excuse during the first term

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#2913383 13-May-2022 11:59

sen8or:

Didn't they blame Winston for not being able to reduce immigration? That was their go to excuse during the first term

Winston campaigned on 10,000 and Labour was making noises at 30,000. Looks like they compromised by increasing it to over 50,000.

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#2913393 13-May-2022 12:21

JPNZ: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/05/kris-faafoi-skirts-around-answering-whether-government-is-still-planning-to-cut-migration-as-promised-by-former-labour-leader.html

Interesting thanks for that. Going by the article this seems to have been a statement by Andrew Little before he was replaced by Ardern.

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#2913395 13-May-2022 12:29

gzt:
JPNZ: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/05/kris-faafoi-skirts-around-answering-whether-government-is-still-planning-to-cut-migration-as-promised-by-former-labour-leader.html

Interesting thanks for that. Going by the article this seems to have been a statement by Andrew Little before he was replaced by Ardern.

She reconfirmed it:

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/342077/ardern-confirms-labour-s-immigration-target-to-hold-sway

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#2913494 13-May-2022 12:58

gzt:
JPNZ: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/05/kris-faafoi-skirts-around-answering-whether-government-is-still-planning-to-cut-migration-as-promised-by-former-labour-leader.html

Interesting thanks for that. Going by the article this seems to have been a statement by Andrew Little before he was replaced by Ardern.

From that same article

"After she took over as Labour leader now Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern confirmed she was sticking by slashing migration."

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#2913507 13-May-2022 13:40

I don't quite understand the point being made here. That was then. This is now. Hasn't Covid radically changed the context?

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#2913544 13-May-2022 14:28

Rikkitic:

I don't quite understand the point being made here. That was then. This is now. Hasn't Covid radically changed the context?

There were calls here to bring in skilled workers that we are lacking. I guess we arent lacking them anymore...

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#2913555 13-May-2022 14:49

Labour were in power for almost a full term before Covid hit.

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#2914352 16-May-2022 07:47

PM is going to miss the Emissions scheme announcement AND the Budget. Didn't realise this was both.

IMO it's not a bad thing. She's become such a dominant figure within the government and there's real doubts about the depth of their talent pool, so this could be a chance for some to boost their profile etc.

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#2915985 19-May-2022 14:51

Budget being announced atm. Not a lot in there, but being missed is no indexing of tax cuts and inflation forecast to run at 5%+ until 2024.

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#2916000 19-May-2022 15:40

https://thespinoff.co.nz/live-updates

The Spinoff has a good summary. Predictably, National and ACT are already complaining, but I'm not sure if they have any better ideas (do they? I really don't know).

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#2916021 19-May-2022 16:54

' cost of living payment of $350 for two million people '

A bribe ?
Surely the better way would have been some sort of tax cut on petrol , or lowering of tax rate for low incomes.
tax then giving it back, is just wasting money in the shuffle .

Disappointing if thats what the best minds come up with .
Any news on how that payment is going to be implemented ? ie how will it actually be paid .

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