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"two years ago we were elected to rebuild the economy" *no mention of the state of the economy in the rest of the video*

https://nitter.poast.org/ClintVSmith/status/1977998036359078206#m

Published: October 14, 2025 07:20

"two years ago we were elected to rebuild the economy" *no mention of the state of the economy in the rest of the video* nitter.poast.org/chrisluxonmp/status/1977981387723690425#m

First. It's a bad idea enable banks to issue more low-equity mortgages and lower interest rates at the same time. One or the other, or you'll supercharge & get a boom (again) Second. Doubling the amount of lending that banks to issue to highly leveraged landlords. Dear God, why?

https://nitter.poast.org/ClintVSmith/status/1977951934461153506#m

Published: October 14, 2025 04:17

First. It's a bad idea enable banks to issue more low-equity mortgages and lower interest rates at the same time. One or the other, or you'll supercharge & get a boom (again) Second. Doubling the amount of lending that banks to issue to highly leveraged…

has anyone got a copy of the report the govt referred to on reading achievement? nothing on the beehive website or ministry of education or Education Counts that I can see.

https://nitter.poast.org/ClintVSmith/status/1977597746967372201#m

Published: October 13, 2025 04:50

has anyone got a copy of the report the govt referred to on reading achievement? nothing on the beehive website or ministry of education or Education Counts that I can see.

such a trash report. To downplay the cost savings of switching from gas to heat pumps, Castalia assumed energy prices never rise (& applied 8% discounting - effectively assuming gas & power get cheaper each year) and assumed a gas price that is 20% below the current price

https://nitter.poast.org/ClintVSmith/status/1977561180010152358#m

Published: October 13, 2025 02:25

such a trash report. To downplay the cost savings of switching from gas to heat pumps, Castalia assumed energy prices never rise (& applied 8% discounting - effectively assuming gas & power get cheaper each year) and assumed a gas price that is 20% below…

they're spending money on this rather than on hiring nurses https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360852097/each-call-road-cone-tipline-leads-fewer-one-cone-being-removed

https://nitter.poast.org/ClintVSmith/status/1977491573660389752#m

Published: October 12, 2025 21:48

they're spending money on this rather than on hiring nurses stuff.co.nz/politics/3608520…

ah well, still. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/climate-change-effects-expected-to-hurt-farm-viability-in-next-decade-study-finds/J7JO6W4FOZATVFRJGGYSK2UB3E/

https://nitter.poast.org/ClintVSmith/status/1977490230795243837#m

Published: October 12, 2025 21:43

ah well, still. nzherald.co.nz/nz/climate-ch… nitter.poast.org/ClintVSmith/status/1977442833536868693#m

Extraordinary to hear the level of bad faith from Brian Roche on RNZ right now. It was an 11th hour Clayton's offer clearly intended to prevent a vote on strike action. Not serious. Very strange to see the Public Service Commissioner taking a blatantly political stance.

https://nitter.poast.org/ClintVSmith/status/1977452787865944304#m

Published: October 12, 2025 19:14

Extraordinary to hear the level of bad faith from Brian Roche on RNZ right now. It was an 11th hour Clayton's offer clearly intended to prevent a vote on strike action. Not serious. Very strange to see the Public Service Commissioner taking a blatantly…

On Morning Report, Luxon ran the line that strikes are the fault of the unions and they're just playing politics When the interviewer put it to him that the unions are representing their members and quoted a teacher explaining why she is striking, he had nothing Wafer thin spin

https://nitter.poast.org/ClintVSmith/status/1977450657918718350#m

Published: October 12, 2025 19:05

On Morning Report, Luxon ran the line that strikes are the fault of the unions and they're just playing politics When the interviewer put it to him that the unions are representing their members and quoted a teacher explaining why she is striking, he had…

RNZ: do you still claim there's lots of jobs out there for young people? Because we asked employers and they're saying there isn't. Luxon: Yes RNZ: Where are the jobs? Luxon: Look, I get you don't like our policy

https://nitter.poast.org/ClintVSmith/status/1977449513607721288#m

Published: October 12, 2025 19:01

RNZ: do you still claim there's lots of jobs out there for young people? Because we asked employers and they're saying there isn't. Luxon: Yes RNZ: Where are the jobs? Luxon: Look, I get you don't like our policy

the right is full of ideas about how to cut some money out of the incomes of pensioners, the disabled, beneficiaries, and workers (especially women workers) meanwhile, there's a firehose of money - $20b of tax cuts - going mostly to landlords and those on high incomes.

https://nitter.poast.org/ClintVSmith/status/1977151728077488300#m

Published: October 11, 2025 23:18

the right is full of ideas about how to cut some money out of the incomes of pensioners, the disabled, beneficiaries, and workers (especially women workers) meanwhile, there's a firehose of money - $20b of tax cuts - going mostly to landlords and those on…

I hadn't realised the *Minister of Finance* is calling the securities the government owns in Chorus "debt" No! When someone owes you a debt, that' an asset for you. Clue it's an asset is in the fact that people are willing to pay you money to take ownership of it from you.

https://nitter.poast.org/ClintVSmith/status/1976839484852560181#m

Published: October 11, 2025 02:37

I hadn't realised the *Minister of Finance* is calling the securities the government owns in Chorus "debt" No! When someone owes you a debt, that' an asset for you. Clue it's an asset is in the fact that people are willing to pay you money to take…

*public services collapsing across the country, skilled staff leaving for Aussie, workers striking over pay cuts* This drongo: yAy! BaR gO dOwN!

https://nitter.poast.org/ClintVSmith/status/1976799516713271448#m

Published: October 10, 2025 23:58

*public services collapsing across the country, skilled staff leaving for Aussie, workers striking over pay cuts* This drongo: yAy! BaR gO dOwN! nitter.poast.org/Charteddaily/status/1976493611316662610#m

when someone has a debt that they owe you, that's an asset. like.... that's basic stuff. and in the particular case of Chorus - they pay the Government dividends on those equity securities and they can be converted into voting shares.

https://nitter.poast.org/ClintVSmith/status/1976798867787305229#m

Published: October 10, 2025 23:55

when someone has a debt that they owe you, that's an asset. like.... that's basic stuff. and in the particular case of Chorus - they pay the Government dividends on those equity securities and they can be converted into voting shares.…

step 1: stop building state houses step 2: boot everyone out of emergency housing step 3: bring back hard labour for the crime of vagrancy call it 'tough love'

https://nitter.poast.org/ClintVSmith/status/1976404293600317517#m

Published: October 9, 2025 21:47

step 1: stop building state houses step 2: boot everyone out of emergency housing step 3: bring back hard labour for the crime of vagrancy call it 'tough love' nitter.poast.org/c1e4n/status/1976371868405006751#m

they kicked everyone out of emergency housing and are now acting bewildered about where all these homeless people have come from. Doubtless, the solution will be to punish the homeless.

https://nitter.poast.org/ClintVSmith/status/1976352716432736648#m

Published: October 9, 2025 18:23

they kicked everyone out of emergency housing and are now acting bewildered about where all these homeless people have come from. Doubtless, the solution will be to punish the homeless. nitter.poast.org/Mountain_Tui/status/1976058415433888061#m

the awful policy design -including sick & disabled ppl who can't work -having an absolute threshold rather than abatement, preventing people working more -the lack of any fucken jobs just proves this isn't about fixing a problem It's a slapdash PR stunt. the cruelty is the point

https://nitter.poast.org/ClintVSmith/status/1976152382028526063#m

Published: October 9, 2025 05:06

the awful policy design -including sick & disabled ppl who can't work -having an absolute threshold rather than abatement, preventing people working more -the lack of any fucken jobs just proves this isn't about fixing a problem It's a slapdash PR stunt.…

don't have time to fact check all of these but: - it's not $7b of infrastructure before Xmas. It's projects that will eventually cost $7b starting in H2 2025, which isn't a high number - 'more Police on the beat', is actually 23 more Police since Nov '23, compared to 500 promised

https://nitter.poast.org/ClintVSmith/status/1976128545782104168#m

Published: October 9, 2025 03:32

don't have time to fact check all of these but: - it's not $7b of infrastructure before Xmas. It's projects that will eventually cost $7b starting in H2 2025, which isn't a high number - 'more Police on the beat', is actually 23 more Police since Nov '23,…

Labour needs to aim to be 5%+ clear of National going into the campaign & within sight of a Labour+Greens majority They'll need a small set of clear, effective policies on cost of living, health, jobs to back their messaging & don't get tripped up on tax

https://nitter.poast.org/ClintVSmith/status/1975726434632306899#m

Published: October 8, 2025 00:54

Labour needs to aim to be 5%+ clear of National going into the campaign & within sight of a Labour+Greens majority They'll need a small set of clear, effective policies on cost of living, health, jobs to back their messaging & don't get tripped up on tax…

National's polling is dire, but they will still back themselves to win from here Plan is: spend millions attacking Labour on tax & saying Labour=TPM to scare middle voters & hope economy recovers No evidence new leadership would be more effective or credible than Luxon at that

https://nitter.poast.org/ClintVSmith/status/1975724937056035245#m

Published: October 8, 2025 00:48

National's polling is dire, but they will still back themselves to win from here Plan is: spend millions attacking Labour on tax & saying Labour=TPM to scare middle voters & hope economy recovers No evidence new leadership would be more effective or…

lot of articles like this, but the government has changed the law expressly to focus the RBNZ only on containing inflation, which is on the rise. 'jolting' the economy and trying to decrease unemployment is not part of its legal mandate anymore.

https://nitter.poast.org/ClintVSmith/status/1975661177071083983#m

Published: October 7, 2025 20:35

lot of articles like this, but the government has changed the law expressly to focus the RBNZ only on containing inflation, which is on the rise. 'jolting' the economy and trying to decrease unemployment is not part of its legal mandate anymore.…

Had some questions about the $20b+ in tax cuts. Here's the figures from Budgets 2024 and 2025. $21.4b total.

https://nitter.poast.org/ClintVSmith/status/1975647772692128204#m

Published: October 7, 2025 19:41

Had some questions about the $20b+ in tax cuts. Here's the figures from Budgets 2024 and 2025. $21.4b total. nitter.poast.org/no1singularian/status/1975410537023549707#m

not running a citizens initiated referendum campaign has been a missed opportunity to keep pay equity in the limelight Opposition parties need to make a joint public pledge to restore pay equity legislation & make it a centrepiece of the election campaign https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360846745/poll-controversial-pay-equity-changes-could-cost-coalition-2026-election

https://nitter.poast.org/ClintVSmith/status/1975634773264769038#m

Published: October 7, 2025 18:50

not running a citizens initiated referendum campaign has been a missed opportunity to keep pay equity in the limelight Opposition parties need to make a joint public pledge to restore pay equity legislation & make it a centrepiece of the election campaign…