(07-05-2025, 05:24 PM)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote: But we aren't. Are we heisenberg? And now, all those researched challenges that might have demonstrated the fact are wiped out, to save money. Taxpayers money. Despite the fact women make up more than half the number of taxpayers, if not half the taxes paid.
Interesting side note, they could make more than this saving if everyone paid their taxes at a fair and equitable rate.
https://retirement.govt.nz/policy-and-research/women
Yeah - but that would mean that the wealthy people might have to pay their share! Jeez...why else do they buy gotvs if not to avoid paying their share.
The system stinks. It needs to change.
Although - the one bright spot in all of this is that I suspect that this govt will come to regret kicking women in the teeth; I think this will almost certainly lose them the next election. It certainly deserves to, the miserable sods.
in order to be old & wise, you must first be young & stupid. (I'm still working on that.)