[–] 5 points 4 months ago (1 child)

Do these polls include who people voted for previously versus who they’ll vote for now? (Sorry, I have no idea what the questionnaire looks like.) It would be interesting to see where the Opportunity votes are coming from.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago

    I haven’t used it heaps but it has never failed for me so far.

    I think you’re right about the pre-populated codes. I don’t think they do user verification at runtime. That would hurt the self-checkout experience even more - their app is already painfully slow. But as the author said, stupid decisions have been made.

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    The increased contributions would only make sense if they closed the loophole they introduced themselves regarding total remuneration. Copying someone else’s policy from a decade ago while never acknowledging their own mistake. I guess nothing new here. :)

    The successive governments could’ve prioritised narrowing the wealth gap and lowering the cost of living first. Then a policy like this would’ve made a much greater impact. So, while I think making KiwiSaver compulsory is a good idea, it’s a reminder of a lost opportunity.

     

    Now, if you live in the United States, Canada, or the United Kingdom, you might be wondering why you should care about the real estate market on an island in the South Pacific. The answer is that New Zealand is basically a laboratory for what happens when an entire national economy is built on the assumption that house prices will just go up forever. It turns out that trading the same increasingly expensive boarded up bungalows back and forth with your neighbours does not actually generate any real wealth. You might ask how an economy gets into this position. The answer, as is so often the case, involves politicians. (~02:00)

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