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sure, our emergency departments are under-resourced to meet demand and, sure, we can't properly track and respond to the flu outbreak because of cost-cutting but, surely, we can all agree that it's pretty neat landlords got $3b in tax cuts

https://nitter.poast.org/ClintVSmith/status/2091960495247069592#m

Published: August 24, 2026 18:47

sure, our emergency departments are under-resourced to meet demand and, sure, we can't properly track and respond to the flu outbreak because of cost-cutting but, surely, we can all agree that it's pretty neat landlords got $3b in tax cuts

If Nats were serious about the under 16 social media ban, they would work with Labour to develop it, seeing as they need Lab support Fact they haven't suggests they hope Lab opposes so they can grandstand Why is it always posturing first, substance never?

https://nitter.poast.org/ClintVSmith/status/2091820126199075325#m

Published: August 24, 2026 09:29

If Nats were serious about the under 16 social media ban, they would work with Labour to develop it, seeing as they need Lab support Fact they haven't suggests they hope Lab opposes so they can grandstand Why is it always posturing first, substance…

RBNZ's single mandate (ably helped by the Government kicking the construction & manufacturing sectors in the guts) has delivered us a GFC-level decline in per capita economic output, falling real wages, rising unemployment, AND high inflation Arguing that "ain't broke" is... wow

https://nitter.poast.org/ClintVSmith/status/2091651840207450293#m

Published: August 23, 2026 22:20

RBNZ's single mandate (ably helped by the Government kicking the construction & manufacturing sectors in the guts) has delivered us a GFC-level decline in per capita economic output, falling real wages, rising unemployment, AND high inflation Arguing that…

rewriting their tax pledge only 2 weeks after announcing it and breaking the one Regional Deal they've signed into the bargain, suggests their polling is not going well.

https://nitter.poast.org/ClintVSmith/status/2091425012217720996#m

Published: August 23, 2026 07:19

rewriting their tax pledge only 2 weeks after announcing it and breaking the one Regional Deal they've signed into the bargain, suggests their polling is not going well. henry cooke (@henrycooke) Wayne Brown says National is making the Auckland Regional…

'no new taxes' (except a new tax on driving, and increases to existing taxes like petrol excise, RUC, and possibly GST)

https://nitter.poast.org/ClintVSmith/status/2091377257206198453#m

Published: August 23, 2026 04:09

'no new taxes' (except a new tax on driving, and increases to existing taxes like petrol excise, RUC, and possibly GST) henry cooke (@henrycooke) NEW: National has upgraded its 'no new taxes on working people' promise made two weeks ago to 'no new…

I wonder how the pay equity repeal legislation would have fared if they had revealed at the time it was going to shrink the economy by $13.5b and cost 13,000 jobs

https://nitter.poast.org/ClintVSmith/status/2091014701383889257#m

Published: August 22, 2026 04:08

I wonder how the pay equity repeal legislation would have fared if they had revealed at the time it was going to shrink the economy by $13.5b and cost 13,000 jobs Clint Smith (@ClintVSmith) Treasury's own economic model shows pay equity doesn't cost…

I suggest they physically audit the ballots looking for votes made in the same handwriting, same pattern of votes. in 2007, I examined 1000s of ballots for a LGC study into alphabetical vs random ordering of names same person filling out lots of ballots would stand out

https://nitter.poast.org/ClintVSmith/status/2090936264770179084#m

Published: August 21, 2026 22:57

I suggest they physically audit the ballots looking for votes made in the same handwriting, same pattern of votes. in 2007, I examined 1000s of ballots for a LGC study into alphabetical vs random ordering of names same person filling out lots of ballots…

the godfather of modern capitalism, Henry Ford, knew this: if you want to sell your product, workers need good wages to be able to afford to buy it

https://nitter.poast.org/ClintVSmith/status/2090907991151362254#m

Published: August 21, 2026 21:04

the godfather of modern capitalism, Henry Ford, knew this: if you want to sell your product, workers need good wages to be able to afford to buy it Clint Smith (@ClintVSmith) simple really: we don't become a richer country by keeping our workers poor …

simple really: we don't become a richer country by keeping our workers poor pay equity = higher family incomes = more customers for businesses = more jobs & better govt books opposite of the current death spiral of job cuts, lower consumer spending, more job cuts, more on dole

https://nitter.poast.org/ClintVSmith/status/2090889847833805219#m

Published: August 21, 2026 19:52

simple really: we don't become a richer country by keeping our workers poor pay equity = higher family incomes = more customers for businesses = more jobs & better govt books opposite of the current death spiral of job cuts, lower consumer spending, more…

Treasury's own economic model shows pay equity doesn't cost $12.8b as the govt claims but $6b over 4 years, $1.5b a year, net Why so much less? Because pay equity would boost workers' pay & spending, increasing GDP, employment & the govt's tax take Pay equity grows the economy!

https://nitter.poast.org/ClintVSmith/status/2090880358397149213#m

Published: August 21, 2026 19:14

Treasury's own economic model shows pay equity doesn't cost $12.8b as the govt claims but $6b over 4 years, $1.5b a year, net Why so much less? Because pay equity would boost workers' pay & spending, increasing GDP, employment & the govt's tax take Pay…

the idea of scrapping the fuel efficiency standard was madness. Especially in the middle of a fuel crisis that has doubled the cost of our oil imports to 4% of GDP. Good to see a back down.

https://nitter.poast.org/ClintVSmith/status/2090632066044215791#m

Published: August 21, 2026 02:48

the idea of scrapping the fuel efficiency standard was madness. Especially in the middle of a fuel crisis that has doubled the cost of our oil imports to 4% of GDP. Good to see a back down. henry cooke (@henrycooke) INBOX: Government keeping Clean…

When even as rightwing a group as financial fund managers don't believe National's credible on the economy, that's a serious issue of substance. One that can't be fixed with spin, AI slop attack ads, and misinformation.

https://nitter.poast.org/ClintVSmith/status/2090180738272653677#m

Published: August 19, 2026 20:54

When even as rightwing a group as financial fund managers don't believe National's credible on the economy, that's a serious issue of substance. One that can't be fixed with spin, AI slop attack ads, and misinformation.

if Labour tried to run this kind of blatant, endless misinformation, their own supporters & allies would drag them it comes down to whether you see politics as a truthseeking process of making things better or about winning at all costs so the left can't change the status quo

https://nitter.poast.org/ClintVSmith/status/2090031482178097369#m

Published: August 19, 2026 11:01

if Labour tried to run this kind of blatant, endless misinformation, their own supporters & allies would drag them it comes down to whether you see politics as a truthseeking process of making things better or about winning at all costs so the left can't…

can't believe Stuff just kept sending intern after intern into that meat grinder

https://nitter.poast.org/ClintVSmith/status/2089946818625114184#m

Published: August 19, 2026 05:25

can't believe Stuff just kept sending intern after intern into that meat grinder Lew (@LewSOS) Normally you have to pay satirists to come up with this sort of thing, but Luxo just dunks on himself for free WATCH: Is it 'very difficult' to cross…

shoulda got the air force to give him a lift in an NH90

https://nitter.poast.org/ClintVSmith/status/2089944266311385406#m

Published: August 19, 2026 05:15

shoulda got the air force to give him a lift in an NH90 Clint Smith (@ClintVSmith) I dunno man. If crossing a single road with a cycleway is "very difficult"... — https://nitter.poast.org/ClintVSmith/status/2089861715207098513#m

couple of people have said the surge in infant mortality is just 'normal variation' No. Here's the data going back to 1939 - the start of NZ Stats' data series. It's usually down with a few small fluctuations up. Never anything like a 50% increase in 3 years.

https://nitter.poast.org/ClintVSmith/status/2089858917597950049#m

Published: August 18, 2026 23:36

couple of people have said the surge in infant mortality is just 'normal variation' No. Here's the data going back to 1939 - the start of NZ Stats' data series. It's usually down with a few small fluctuations up. Never anything like a 50% increase in 3…

every time I see Luxon arguing that flying to Nationl Party events in RNZAF aircraft is free because it's in the defence budget, not the ministerial budget, I'm reminded of this

https://nitter.poast.org/ClintVSmith/status/2089542045971165467#m

Published: August 18, 2026 02:37

every time I see Luxon arguing that flying to Nationl Party events in RNZAF aircraft is free because it's in the defence budget, not the ministerial budget, I'm reminded of this

just looking at the new population stats and what the fuck is going on with infant mortality? 50% increase in 3 years from an all-time low in 2023. That's an extra 100 deaths a year of children under age 1. 103% increase for Māori to the highest level seen this century.

https://nitter.poast.org/ClintVSmith/status/2089490136207905164#m

Published: August 17, 2026 23:10

just looking at the new population stats and what the fuck is going on with infant mortality? 50% increase in 3 years from an all-time low in 2023. That's an extra 100 deaths a year of children under age 1. 103% increase for Māori to the highest level…

a law meant to punish the poor accidentally also hit the old because the government keeps on ignoring parliamentary process and slamming laws through at warp speed before anyone else has a chance to look at them.

https://nitter.poast.org/ClintVSmith/status/2089427981253136504#m

Published: August 17, 2026 19:03

a law meant to punish the poor accidentally also hit the old because the government keeps on ignoring parliamentary process and slamming laws through at warp speed before anyone else has a chance to look at them. henry cooke (@henrycooke) NEW: 15k…