Chief Stipe

Debt reduction is a target. Like the rest using the failed experiment increasing interest rates is the only tool in the kit left to contain inflation caused by QE. Your point? Same cause same impact. Although each measures inflation differently NZ 7.2%, US 8.2%, UK 8.8%. So Muppet do you see the link between QE and inflation? Sanctions? You'd love Venezuela 🇻🇪!

And a fine club that is too. Have you got your bags packed and your red shirts and undies ironed to follow Comrade Cindy to some Global Fucked Up Organisation?

So fuckwit you don't consider 8.2% annual inflation to be much? Is that why the Fed Bank is now trying to roll things back? There could be a job for you in Venezuela 🇻🇪!

I wouldn't be concerned Joe - that kind of endorsement from Holy Pasta actually puts you in the good knowledgeable guy category.

The fact is that the recent QE once and for all proved the theory that doing it would increase inflation, distort markets, increase interest rates and send economies into recession. Now our socialist government either did that deliberately for ulterior motives or they are idiots or both. I think you are probably in the idiot category.

Too simplistic. You really have no idea do you?

Fuck off you socialist numpty.

Which you obviously don't know. Money has no value in of itself. It's a method of exchange. Hence printing the stuff when it isn't created by productive actively directly causes inflation too much paper money chasing too few goods.

GDP is a crap measure. You can't compare the export earnings of a sector to the private consumption figures of its population yet both are included in the GDP calculation. For example - print money private consumption increases inflation increases. What is of more value? That consumption or export dollars linked directly to production. Holy Pasta go plant another paddock of pine trees and see what that does for the wealth of NZ. A billion dollars per year of productive activity has been lost to overseas companies converting farm land into their carbon credits i.e. exporting their problem to NZ and making us poorer. Your Socialism at its best or worst whatever your agenda is.

Debt increased 50% in two years. Any other countries march that?

Hasn't bothered Peter Moody but then his charge was a trumped up one of no substance.

Bollocks. You understand little if you compare NZ on an equal footing with the G20. We are price takers for a start so have very little leverage to control our destiny. So inflation caused by an unnecessary printing of money will cause huge damage but maybe that's part of the Cindys masterplan.

Aren't they having trouble finding witnesses?

Still pacing free.

PR Spin after the made a cock up. Why did the CEO of Starship make the initial statement about constraints imposed by another sponsor? Who we can assume is probably LOTTO.

There's about 8,500 employees each earning an average of $120k at MBIE and MPI that could afford to be let go.

Beats printing money, causing inflation and bringing on a recession.

Bollocks.

South Coast Arden

No! Cyclops you are obviously one eyed.

With regard to LOTTO there is an opportunity here for the Racing Industry. Where are all the industry CEO's and Marketing teams at the TAB and the codes? Come on go full on aggressive noise and pull back some revenue!!! I bet my bottom dollar that they'd do this in OZ!

Do you really want a LEFT hand comparison? Or is hypocrisy your mantra?!

Suggest the media investigate LOTTO's takeout rate!! Isn't it more than double the TAB'S? Although the TAB isn't an exemplar of efficiency but LOTTO makes them look world leading. Correction: LOTTO only returns 55% of what it collects.

Here is what we are up against in NZ. Why choose this analogy for the subject of alcohol reform?

Where the hell have we gone when once the OZ and NZ cultures were so close? Or will we see an uprising from the silent majority by the next election. Woops this post might be banned by the new Ministry of Communication Surveillance!