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  • Common sense alive and well

    From Gordon@21:1/5 to All on Sun May 5 02:21:37 2024
    https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/350267647/nz-politics-live-deal-sees-aucklanders-avoid-258-water-rates-hike-govt-says

    There are several ways of looking at this.

    1) The cynical view - Brownie ponts
    2) 28.5% just too high to be accepted
    3) It has been business practice to borrow for long term infrastructure for many many years, a pay as you use. Just like housing mortgages.
    4) The acceptance that the central and local Government can work together to get a result for the people.
    5) This has to be three waters done better, a point in the National's manifesto.
    6) It is also done better as no gravy train is involved, or co-coverenge.

    So all in all it looks like issues are getting fixed the way the people
    wanted.

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  • From Tony@21:1/5 to Gordon on Sun May 5 03:18:31 2024
    Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote: >https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/350267647/nz-politics-live-deal-sees-aucklanders-avoid-258-water-rates-hike-govt-says

    There are several ways of looking at this.

    1) The cynical view - Brownie ponts
    2) 28.5% just too high to be accepted
    3) It has been business practice to borrow for long term infrastructure for >many many years, a pay as you use. Just like housing mortgages.
    4) The acceptance that the central and local Government can work together to >get a result for the people.
    5) This has to be three waters done better, a point in the National's >manifesto.
    6) It is also done better as no gravy train is involved, or co-coverenge.

    So all in all it looks like issues are getting fixed the way the people >wanted.
    Wow - what a good move, and no co-governance, who would have thought!

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