• Easy does it, GDP up 0.7%

    From Gordon@21:1/5 to All on Wed Mar 19 23:56:59 2025
    https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/545413/economy-crawls-out-of-recession-as-gdp-grows-0-point-7-percent

    There we have it. The turn around has begun. Back on track, albeit a slow speed.

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  • From Rich80105@21:1/5 to Gordon on Thu Mar 20 21:32:51 2025
    On 19 Mar 2025 23:56:59 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:

    https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/545413/economy-crawls-out-of-recession-as-gdp-grows-0-point-7-percent

    There we have it. The turn around has begun. Back on track, albeit a slow >speed.

    Yep - good news, but then we have not had much good news for the last
    16 months. . . and certainly the track we are on may be the "Right"
    track, but that only suits a small minority of the population.

    Our GDP is still down 1.1% for the year, with tourism and dairy
    delivering more than expected being a bright light that has little to
    do with the government - chance sometimes works!

    Building and Construction have been losing skilled workers, with
    spending having been severely restricted and thereby making the
    recession worse than it could have been. Poverty continues to grow as
    wages fail to keep up with costs, and the government reduces support
    to those in need - which with health can affect nearly all of us
    (except those who can afford private insurance or are very wealthy).

    In other news, 18 Councils have had their debt ratings reduced, which
    will increase the cost of water projects, demonstrating the stupidity
    of the government's hospital pass - National still have the mind-set
    that says that paying higher interest to give banks more profit to
    send overseas is good for the country - no it is only good for bank shareholders. But most of that profit is yet to come and meanwhile a
    lot of work is slowing down, thus making finding skilled workers even
    more difficult.

    The small improvement in GDP is shared less equally than under the
    previous government - poverty (including child poverty) is still
    growing, with a significant transfer of wealth to those already
    wealthy - including landlords like our PM. Looking after yourself has
    new meaning under the current government - they have cut assistance to
    the disabled - and of course Shane Jones is keeping himself happy with
    plans to hand out money, and Seymour is distracting everyone with
    racism, mis-leading proposed laws, and underestimated incompetence
    with his now evident near total lack of any business knowledge.

    Can they keep the party going until the next election? I suspect not,
    but who would want the poisoned chalice of the National Party? Lucky
    Luxon and Willis keep their jobs for a few more months with no idea
    why or what they are doing . . . so extreme self-interest may be all
    that is needed in the National Party . . .

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  • From Tony@21:1/5 to Rich80105@hotmail.com on Thu Mar 20 19:19:27 2025
    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On 19 Mar 2025 23:56:59 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:

    https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/545413/economy-crawls-out-of-recession-as-gdp-grows-0-point-7-percent

    There we have it. The turn around has begun. Back on track, albeit a slow >>speed.

    Yep - good news, but then we have not had much good news for the last
    16 months. . . and certainly the track we are on may be the "Right"
    track, but that only suits a small minority of the population.

    Our GDP is still down 1.1% for the year, with tourism and dairy
    delivering more than expected being a bright light that has little to
    do with the government - chance sometimes works!

    Building and Construction have been losing skilled workers, with
    spending having been severely restricted and thereby making the
    recession worse than it could have been. Poverty continues to grow as
    wages fail to keep up with costs, and the government reduces support
    to those in need - which with health can affect nearly all of us
    (except those who can afford private insurance or are very wealthy).

    In other news, 18 Councils have had their debt ratings reduced, which
    will increase the cost of water projects, demonstrating the stupidity
    of the government's hospital pass - National still have the mind-set
    that says that paying higher interest to give banks more profit to
    send overseas is good for the country - no it is only good for bank >shareholders. But most of that profit is yet to come and meanwhile a
    lot of work is slowing down, thus making finding skilled workers even
    more difficult.

    The small improvement in GDP is shared less equally than under the
    previous government - poverty (including child poverty) is still
    growing, with a significant transfer of wealth to those already
    wealthy - including landlords like our PM. Looking after yourself has
    new meaning under the current government - they have cut assistance to
    the disabled - and of course Shane Jones is keeping himself happy with
    plans to hand out money, and Seymour is distracting everyone with
    racism, mis-leading proposed laws, and underestimated incompetence
    with his now evident near total lack of any business knowledge.

    Can they keep the party going until the next election? I suspect not,
    but who would want the poisoned chalice of the National Party? Lucky
    Luxon and Willis keep their jobs for a few more months with no idea
    why or what they are doing . . . so extreme self-interest may be all
    that is needed in the National Party . . .
    Can you ever keep to topic?

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  • From Rich80105@21:1/5 to lizandtony@orcon.net.nz on Fri Mar 21 10:31:27 2025
    On Thu, 20 Mar 2025 19:19:27 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On 19 Mar 2025 23:56:59 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:
    https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/545413/economy-crawls-out-of-recession-as-gdp-grows-0-point-7-percent

    There we have it. The turn around has begun. Back on track, albeit a slow >>>speed.

    Yep - good news, but then we have not had much good news for the last
    16 months. . . and certainly the track we are on may be the "Right"
    track, but that only suits a small minority of the population.

    Our GDP is still down 1.1% for the year, with tourism and dairy
    delivering more than expected being a bright light that has little to
    do with the government - chance sometimes works!

    Building and Construction have been losing skilled workers, with
    spending having been severely restricted and thereby making the
    recession worse than it could have been. Poverty continues to grow as
    wages fail to keep up with costs, and the government reduces support
    to those in need - which with health can affect nearly all of us
    (except those who can afford private insurance or are very wealthy).

    In other news, 18 Councils have had their debt ratings reduced, which
    will increase the cost of water projects, demonstrating the stupidity
    of the government's hospital pass - National still have the mind-set
    that says that paying higher interest to give banks more profit to
    send overseas is good for the country - no it is only good for bank >>shareholders. But most of that profit is yet to come and meanwhile a
    lot of work is slowing down, thus making finding skilled workers even
    more difficult.

    The small improvement in GDP is shared less equally than under the
    previous government - poverty (including child poverty) is still
    growing, with a significant transfer of wealth to those already
    wealthy - including landlords like our PM. Looking after yourself has
    new meaning under the current government - they have cut assistance to
    the disabled - and of course Shane Jones is keeping himself happy with >>plans to hand out money, and Seymour is distracting everyone with
    racism, mis-leading proposed laws, and underestimated incompetence
    with his now evident near total lack of any business knowledge.

    Can they keep the party going until the next election? I suspect not,
    but who would want the poisoned chalice of the National Party? Lucky
    Luxon and Willis keep their jobs for a few more months with no idea
    why or what they are doing . . . so extreme self-interest may be all
    that is needed in the National Party . . .
    Can you ever keep to topic?

    Absolutely - as the Topic says. "Easy does it" - yes let us celebrate
    a small positive fluctuation in a key economic indicator that has been unfortunately low for many years - the reality is that we export far
    too much of our earnings to overseas investors, and too many of our
    workers and their families are affected by low wages and material
    poverty - and higher effective tax rates than the very wealthy. Sadly
    the current government is exacerbating those trends, leading to low productivity - we are going in the wrong direction as a country.

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  • From Tony@21:1/5 to Rich80105@hotmail.com on Fri Mar 21 04:01:21 2025
    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Thu, 20 Mar 2025 19:19:27 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On 19 Mar 2025 23:56:59 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:
    https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/545413/economy-crawls-out-of-recession-as-gdp-grows-0-point-7-percent

    There we have it. The turn around has begun. Back on track, albeit a slow >>>>speed.

    Yep - good news, but then we have not had much good news for the last
    16 months. . . and certainly the track we are on may be the "Right" >>>track, but that only suits a small minority of the population.

    Our GDP is still down 1.1% for the year, with tourism and dairy >>>delivering more than expected being a bright light that has little to
    do with the government - chance sometimes works!

    Building and Construction have been losing skilled workers, with
    spending having been severely restricted and thereby making the
    recession worse than it could have been. Poverty continues to grow as >>>wages fail to keep up with costs, and the government reduces support
    to those in need - which with health can affect nearly all of us
    (except those who can afford private insurance or are very wealthy).

    In other news, 18 Councils have had their debt ratings reduced, which >>>will increase the cost of water projects, demonstrating the stupidity
    of the government's hospital pass - National still have the mind-set
    that says that paying higher interest to give banks more profit to
    send overseas is good for the country - no it is only good for bank >>>shareholders. But most of that profit is yet to come and meanwhile a
    lot of work is slowing down, thus making finding skilled workers even >>>more difficult.

    The small improvement in GDP is shared less equally than under the >>>previous government - poverty (including child poverty) is still
    growing, with a significant transfer of wealth to those already
    wealthy - including landlords like our PM. Looking after yourself has
    new meaning under the current government - they have cut assistance to >>>the disabled - and of course Shane Jones is keeping himself happy with >>>plans to hand out money, and Seymour is distracting everyone with
    racism, mis-leading proposed laws, and underestimated incompetence
    with his now evident near total lack of any business knowledge.

    Can they keep the party going until the next election? I suspect not,
    but who would want the poisoned chalice of the National Party? Lucky >>>Luxon and Willis keep their jobs for a few more months with no idea
    why or what they are doing . . . so extreme self-interest may be all
    that is needed in the National Party . . .
    Can you ever keep to topic?

    Absolutely - as the Topic says. "Easy does it" - yes let us celebrate
    a small positive fluctuation in a key economic indicator that has been >unfortunately low for many years - the reality is that we export far
    too much of our earnings to overseas investors, and too many of our
    workers and their families are affected by low wages and material
    poverty - and higher effective tax rates than the very wealthy. Sadly
    the current government is exacerbating those trends, leading to low >productivity - we are going in the wrong direction as a country.
    Nah, completely off topic. Also a lie. Try harder.

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  • From Rich80105@21:1/5 to lizandtony@orcon.net.nz on Fri Mar 21 22:01:51 2025
    On Fri, 21 Mar 2025 04:01:21 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Thu, 20 Mar 2025 19:19:27 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On 19 Mar 2025 23:56:59 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:
    https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/545413/economy-crawls-out-of-recession-as-gdp-grows-0-point-7-percent

    There we have it. The turn around has begun. Back on track, albeit a slow >>>>>speed.

    Yep - good news, but then we have not had much good news for the last >>>>16 months. . . and certainly the track we are on may be the "Right" >>>>track, but that only suits a small minority of the population.

    Our GDP is still down 1.1% for the year, with tourism and dairy >>>>delivering more than expected being a bright light that has little to >>>>do with the government - chance sometimes works!

    Building and Construction have been losing skilled workers, with >>>>spending having been severely restricted and thereby making the >>>>recession worse than it could have been. Poverty continues to grow as >>>>wages fail to keep up with costs, and the government reduces support
    to those in need - which with health can affect nearly all of us >>>>(except those who can afford private insurance or are very wealthy).

    In other news, 18 Councils have had their debt ratings reduced, which >>>>will increase the cost of water projects, demonstrating the stupidity >>>>of the government's hospital pass - National still have the mind-set >>>>that says that paying higher interest to give banks more profit to
    send overseas is good for the country - no it is only good for bank >>>>shareholders. But most of that profit is yet to come and meanwhile a >>>>lot of work is slowing down, thus making finding skilled workers even >>>>more difficult.

    The small improvement in GDP is shared less equally than under the >>>>previous government - poverty (including child poverty) is still >>>>growing, with a significant transfer of wealth to those already
    wealthy - including landlords like our PM. Looking after yourself has >>>>new meaning under the current government - they have cut assistance to >>>>the disabled - and of course Shane Jones is keeping himself happy with >>>>plans to hand out money, and Seymour is distracting everyone with >>>>racism, mis-leading proposed laws, and underestimated incompetence
    with his now evident near total lack of any business knowledge.

    Can they keep the party going until the next election? I suspect not, >>>>but who would want the poisoned chalice of the National Party? Lucky >>>>Luxon and Willis keep their jobs for a few more months with no idea
    why or what they are doing . . . so extreme self-interest may be all >>>>that is needed in the National Party . . .
    Can you ever keep to topic?

    Absolutely - as the Topic says. "Easy does it" - yes let us celebrate
    a small positive fluctuation in a key economic indicator that has been >>unfortunately low for many years - the reality is that we export far
    too much of our earnings to overseas investors, and too many of our
    workers and their families are affected by low wages and material
    poverty - and higher effective tax rates than the very wealthy. Sadly
    the current government is exacerbating those trends, leading to low >>productivity - we are going in the wrong direction as a country.
    Nah, completely off topic. Also a lie. Try harder.

    OK so it is pushing it a bit to celebrate the 0.7%, but you have not
    shown anything wrong in anything I said. You are just a bigoted liar, determined to agree with mistakes of the current government. If you
    cannot articulate anything you do not think is right, perhaps you are
    the one that is consistently wrong . . .

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  • From Tony@21:1/5 to Rich80105@hotmail.com on Fri Mar 21 19:10:09 2025
    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Fri, 21 Mar 2025 04:01:21 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Thu, 20 Mar 2025 19:19:27 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On 19 Mar 2025 23:56:59 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:
    https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/545413/economy-crawls-out-of-recession-as-gdp-grows-0-point-7-percent

    There we have it. The turn around has begun. Back on track, albeit a slow >>>>>>speed.

    Yep - good news, but then we have not had much good news for the last >>>>>16 months. . . and certainly the track we are on may be the "Right" >>>>>track, but that only suits a small minority of the population.

    Our GDP is still down 1.1% for the year, with tourism and dairy >>>>>delivering more than expected being a bright light that has little to >>>>>do with the government - chance sometimes works!

    Building and Construction have been losing skilled workers, with >>>>>spending having been severely restricted and thereby making the >>>>>recession worse than it could have been. Poverty continues to grow as >>>>>wages fail to keep up with costs, and the government reduces support >>>>>to those in need - which with health can affect nearly all of us >>>>>(except those who can afford private insurance or are very wealthy).

    In other news, 18 Councils have had their debt ratings reduced, which >>>>>will increase the cost of water projects, demonstrating the stupidity >>>>>of the government's hospital pass - National still have the mind-set >>>>>that says that paying higher interest to give banks more profit to >>>>>send overseas is good for the country - no it is only good for bank >>>>>shareholders. But most of that profit is yet to come and meanwhile a >>>>>lot of work is slowing down, thus making finding skilled workers even >>>>>more difficult.

    The small improvement in GDP is shared less equally than under the >>>>>previous government - poverty (including child poverty) is still >>>>>growing, with a significant transfer of wealth to those already >>>>>wealthy - including landlords like our PM. Looking after yourself has >>>>>new meaning under the current government - they have cut assistance to >>>>>the disabled - and of course Shane Jones is keeping himself happy with >>>>>plans to hand out money, and Seymour is distracting everyone with >>>>>racism, mis-leading proposed laws, and underestimated incompetence >>>>>with his now evident near total lack of any business knowledge.

    Can they keep the party going until the next election? I suspect not, >>>>>but who would want the poisoned chalice of the National Party? Lucky >>>>>Luxon and Willis keep their jobs for a few more months with no idea >>>>>why or what they are doing . . . so extreme self-interest may be all >>>>>that is needed in the National Party . . .
    Can you ever keep to topic?

    Absolutely - as the Topic says. "Easy does it" - yes let us celebrate
    a small positive fluctuation in a key economic indicator that has been >>>unfortunately low for many years - the reality is that we export far
    too much of our earnings to overseas investors, and too many of our >>>workers and their families are affected by low wages and material
    poverty - and higher effective tax rates than the very wealthy. Sadly >>>the current government is exacerbating those trends, leading to low >>>productivity - we are going in the wrong direction as a country.
    Nah, completely off topic. Also a lie. Try harder.

    OK so it is pushing it a bit to celebrate the 0.7%, but you have not
    shown anything wrong in anything I said.
    Abuse gone
    You have not proven or even demonstrated what you wrote is correct. Until you do you are off topic. And lying.
    Simple really, just like you.

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  • From Rich80105@21:1/5 to lizandtony@orcon.net.nz on Sat Mar 22 10:54:14 2025
    On Fri, 21 Mar 2025 19:10:09 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Fri, 21 Mar 2025 04:01:21 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Thu, 20 Mar 2025 19:19:27 -0000 (UTC), Tony >>>><lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On 19 Mar 2025 23:56:59 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:
    https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/545413/economy-crawls-out-of-recession-as-gdp-grows-0-point-7-percent

    There we have it. The turn around has begun. Back on track, albeit a slow
    speed.

    Yep - good news, but then we have not had much good news for the last >>>>>>16 months. . . and certainly the track we are on may be the "Right" >>>>>>track, but that only suits a small minority of the population.

    Our GDP is still down 1.1% for the year, with tourism and dairy >>>>>>delivering more than expected being a bright light that has little to >>>>>>do with the government - chance sometimes works!

    Building and Construction have been losing skilled workers, with >>>>>>spending having been severely restricted and thereby making the >>>>>>recession worse than it could have been. Poverty continues to grow as >>>>>>wages fail to keep up with costs, and the government reduces support >>>>>>to those in need - which with health can affect nearly all of us >>>>>>(except those who can afford private insurance or are very wealthy). >>>>>>
    In other news, 18 Councils have had their debt ratings reduced, which >>>>>>will increase the cost of water projects, demonstrating the stupidity >>>>>>of the government's hospital pass - National still have the mind-set >>>>>>that says that paying higher interest to give banks more profit to >>>>>>send overseas is good for the country - no it is only good for bank >>>>>>shareholders. But most of that profit is yet to come and meanwhile a >>>>>>lot of work is slowing down, thus making finding skilled workers even >>>>>>more difficult.

    The small improvement in GDP is shared less equally than under the >>>>>>previous government - poverty (including child poverty) is still >>>>>>growing, with a significant transfer of wealth to those already >>>>>>wealthy - including landlords like our PM. Looking after yourself has >>>>>>new meaning under the current government - they have cut assistance to >>>>>>the disabled - and of course Shane Jones is keeping himself happy with >>>>>>plans to hand out money, and Seymour is distracting everyone with >>>>>>racism, mis-leading proposed laws, and underestimated incompetence >>>>>>with his now evident near total lack of any business knowledge.

    Can they keep the party going until the next election? I suspect not, >>>>>>but who would want the poisoned chalice of the National Party? Lucky >>>>>>Luxon and Willis keep their jobs for a few more months with no idea >>>>>>why or what they are doing . . . so extreme self-interest may be all >>>>>>that is needed in the National Party . . .
    Can you ever keep to topic?

    Absolutely - as the Topic says. "Easy does it" - yes let us celebrate
    a small positive fluctuation in a key economic indicator that has been >>>>unfortunately low for many years - the reality is that we export far >>>>too much of our earnings to overseas investors, and too many of our >>>>workers and their families are affected by low wages and material >>>>poverty - and higher effective tax rates than the very wealthy. Sadly >>>>the current government is exacerbating those trends, leading to low >>>>productivity - we are going in the wrong direction as a country.
    Nah, completely off topic. Also a lie. Try harder.

    OK so it is pushing it a bit to celebrate the 0.7%, but you have not
    shown anything wrong in anything I said.
    Abuse gone
    You have not proven or even demonstrated what you wrote is correct. Until you >do you are off topic. And lying.
    Simple really, just like you.

    So you accuse me of lying and then want to pretend that you are just
    like me?
    I repeat:
    If you cannot articulate anything you do not think is right, perhaps
    you are the one that is consistently wrong . . .

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  • From Tony@21:1/5 to Rich80105@hotmail.com on Fri Mar 21 23:54:51 2025
    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Fri, 21 Mar 2025 19:10:09 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Fri, 21 Mar 2025 04:01:21 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Thu, 20 Mar 2025 19:19:27 -0000 (UTC), Tony >>>>><lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On 19 Mar 2025 23:56:59 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:
    https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/545413/economy-crawls-out-of-recession-as-gdp-grows-0-point-7-percent

    There we have it. The turn around has begun. Back on track, albeit a >>>>>>>>slow
    speed.

    Yep - good news, but then we have not had much good news for the last >>>>>>>16 months. . . and certainly the track we are on may be the "Right" >>>>>>>track, but that only suits a small minority of the population.

    Our GDP is still down 1.1% for the year, with tourism and dairy >>>>>>>delivering more than expected being a bright light that has little to >>>>>>>do with the government - chance sometimes works!

    Building and Construction have been losing skilled workers, with >>>>>>>spending having been severely restricted and thereby making the >>>>>>>recession worse than it could have been. Poverty continues to grow as >>>>>>>wages fail to keep up with costs, and the government reduces support >>>>>>>to those in need - which with health can affect nearly all of us >>>>>>>(except those who can afford private insurance or are very wealthy). >>>>>>>
    In other news, 18 Councils have had their debt ratings reduced, which >>>>>>>will increase the cost of water projects, demonstrating the stupidity >>>>>>>of the government's hospital pass - National still have the mind-set >>>>>>>that says that paying higher interest to give banks more profit to >>>>>>>send overseas is good for the country - no it is only good for bank >>>>>>>shareholders. But most of that profit is yet to come and meanwhile a >>>>>>>lot of work is slowing down, thus making finding skilled workers even >>>>>>>more difficult.

    The small improvement in GDP is shared less equally than under the >>>>>>>previous government - poverty (including child poverty) is still >>>>>>>growing, with a significant transfer of wealth to those already >>>>>>>wealthy - including landlords like our PM. Looking after yourself has >>>>>>>new meaning under the current government - they have cut assistance to >>>>>>>the disabled - and of course Shane Jones is keeping himself happy with >>>>>>>plans to hand out money, and Seymour is distracting everyone with >>>>>>>racism, mis-leading proposed laws, and underestimated incompetence >>>>>>>with his now evident near total lack of any business knowledge.

    Can they keep the party going until the next election? I suspect not, >>>>>>>but who would want the poisoned chalice of the National Party? Lucky >>>>>>>Luxon and Willis keep their jobs for a few more months with no idea >>>>>>>why or what they are doing . . . so extreme self-interest may be all >>>>>>>that is needed in the National Party . . .
    Can you ever keep to topic?

    Absolutely - as the Topic says. "Easy does it" - yes let us celebrate >>>>>a small positive fluctuation in a key economic indicator that has been >>>>>unfortunately low for many years - the reality is that we export far >>>>>too much of our earnings to overseas investors, and too many of our >>>>>workers and their families are affected by low wages and material >>>>>poverty - and higher effective tax rates than the very wealthy. Sadly >>>>>the current government is exacerbating those trends, leading to low >>>>>productivity - we are going in the wrong direction as a country.
    Nah, completely off topic. Also a lie. Try harder.

    OK so it is pushing it a bit to celebrate the 0.7%, but you have not >>>shown anything wrong in anything I said.
    Abuse gone
    You have not proven or even demonstrated what you wrote is correct. Until you >>do you are off topic. And lying.
    Simple really, just like you.

    So you accuse me of lying and then want to pretend that you are just
    like me?
    Your sarcasm is ingrained. I am nothing like you, I am honest and politically impartial. You are neither.
    And by the way your Englishc cmprehension is appalling, unless you are being deliberately offensive. Which is it? It can only be one (or both) of those.
    I repeat:
    Repeated abuse gone.

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