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Handy, to have someone to blame. All a result of the American tarifffs apparently. According to Nicola Willis. But 'she's certain things will get better soon'...
And she says that 'her plan is working'....
Of course - she didn't actually say exactly what her plan is. 
Our economy has shrunk by 0.9% - in contrast to Oz, which recorded growth of 0.6%...
https://www.stuff.co.nz/money/360827763/...ntracts-09
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of course nothing to do with slashing government spending and laying off thousands of staff, that obviously had no impact at all...
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It's what happens when you let small-time business men take over the running of a country, they're still focused on the gathering of money and penny pinching, running a country is not about that.
You need magnanimous personalities who don't care about riches because they already have experienced that state of being.
Trump and Luxon are good examples of who not to put in charge of running a country if you want the people to thrive.
Money is a tool not an end in itself.
It's not the least charm of a theory that it is refutable. The hundred-times-refuted theory of "free will" owes its persistence to this charm alone; some one is always appearing who feels himself strong enough to refute it - Friedrich Nietzsche
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(Yesterday, 04:24 PM)king1 Wrote: of course nothing to do with slashing government spending and laying off thousands of staff, that obviously had no impact at all...
But of course not.... 
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Blame someone else. The four year old's solution to every problem.
One term government.
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(Yesterday, 05:09 PM)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote: Blame someone else. The four year old's solution to every problem.
One term government.
"the dog did it"....
Oh, I do hope so, they deserve it.
I hold this govt responsible for my many failed attempts to give up swearing.
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Swearing is good for longevity. And staying out of jail.
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(Yesterday, 05:53 PM)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote: Swearing is good for longevity. And staying out of jail.
On the one hand - Oh crap - I may be around longer than anticipated!
On the other - Well, there has to be some benefit!
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(Yesterday, 05:09 PM)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote: Blame someone else. The four year old's solution to every problem.
One term government. Apparently it's 408 days until we can ditch these turkeys.
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(Yesterday, 04:39 PM)zqwerty Wrote: It's what happens when you let small-time business men take over the running of a country, they're still focused on the gathering of money and penny pinching, running a country is not about that.
You need magnanimous personalities who don't care about riches because they already have experienced that state of being.
Trump and Luxon are good examples of who not to put in charge of running a country if you want the people to thrive.
Money is a tool not an end in itself.
lol who do you suggest? ardern and robertson
The problem with socialism is you eventually run out of other people’s money
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Neither of whom are likely to return to governance. You might have missed that news...
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(Yesterday, 10:08 PM)harm_less Wrote: (Yesterday, 05:09 PM)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote: Blame someone else. The four year old's solution to every problem.
One term government. Apparently it's 408 days until we can ditch these turkeys.
THAT long....?! 
(9 hours ago)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote: Neither of whom are likely to return to governance. You might have missed that news...
No, really? Surely not...
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(9 hours ago)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote: Neither of whom are likely to return to governance. You might have missed that news...
Rightwingers always were a bit slow...
I do have other cameras!
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Even Heisenberger couldn't want this state of affairs to continue. Migration figures to Oz? Big business closures? Continued cost of living rises? Employment figures? Property prices? Rents dropping?
These are not good economic indicators.
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(7 hours ago)Lilith7 Wrote: (Yesterday, 10:08 PM)harm_less Wrote: Apparently it's 408 days until we can ditch these turkeys.
THAT long....?! That's probably based on the latest an election can occur. However if an early election is required, say for example if the coalition collapses, it could well be sooner. That would maybe be due to a major dummy spit by Winnie or Rimmer. We live in hope.
ETA: Nope, 408 days (from yesterday) is October 31st, but the latest next year's one can happen is December 19th. 408 days is probably loosely based on 2023 election date which was 14th October. Whenever it happens we can definitely expect a very boisterous campaign from all involved.
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(1 hour ago)harm_less Wrote: (7 hours ago)Lilith7 Wrote: THAT long....?! That's probably based on the latest an election can occur. However if an early election is required, say for example if the coalition collapses, it could well be sooner. That would maybe be due to a major dummy spit by Winnie or Rimmer. We live in hope.
I doubt that either will want to pull the plug - coaliltion partners rarely do well when an unpopular government is voted out. We could hope to see winnie under 5% and act taking 1 seat but only polling 2 or 3%.
I do have other cameras!
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