u/GaryMarcusNZ69

As the economy tanks, the Government is actively shifting debt from the public to working New Zealanders. Big business will continue to syphon up competition as regular people are pushed further and further into crushing debt.

Interest rates are likely to go up, as is electricity as it peaks in winter and all the Government has to offer are job cuts.

This is all political. Economics is not a science. Capitalism is cooked and we are for dinner.

"Hospitality closures up 49%, more than 130,000 people have mortgage over $1m https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/personal-finance/597059/hospitality-closures-up-49-percent-more-than-130-000-people-have-mortgage-over-1m"

ACT grifted $600k from it's millionaire backers in the past week alone. While this is grim beyond belief, it tells me they may be worried about the election and remaining relevant.......hopefully....

We need changes to political donation laws - perhaps the Right's new found love of Finland efficiencies will extend to it's donation limits 🙃

I haven't seen much coverage (and maybe I missed it) on child poverty during budget festivities.

The Government is more than 3% worse than the intended target - 8% off the 2027 target - and they know it won't improve AT ALL as a result of this budget.

It should be a national shame that reducing child poverty is no longer a priority even if the Government is considering it 'statistically insignificant'.

Puts into perspective how cooked this really is - millions of New Zealanders make less working full-time than Louise Upston claims on her mortgage free property.

Maybe all these MP 'entitlements' should be means tested? Wouldn't that fit the neoliberal con of NACT?

Saw this online and sharing in solidarity. Healthy outlet for rage right now.

"The PSA is holding a snap rally to oppose the Government's reckless service cuts and stand in solidarity with thousands of workers whose jobs are being threatened."

https://facebook.com/events/s/rally-save-our-services/2226765514817872/

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It was only 6 days after Winston secretly announced $1 million taxpayer dollars to the horse racing industry that NZ First got a nice donation from.....the horse racing industry. This obviously isn't surprising but the handouts to mate for election donations are only going to ramp up.