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Now you mention it like that - why is that fairHe's pissed off that he earns too much for his kids to qualify for a grant while the offsprings of layabouts on minimum wage get all the handouts.

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Now you mention it like that - why is that fairHe's pissed off that he earns too much for his kids to qualify for a grant while the offsprings of layabouts on minimum wage get all the handouts.
I made a good point without meaning to, I think I trolled myself.Well when you put it like that - why is that fair![]()
I thought about it mate, her education and potential shouldn't be hampered by the current rules, you have be pragmatic and work within the system as it is. So I reckon you should either stump up and pay her fees yourself in the spirit of neoliberalism and user pays, or do a DNA test and if you hit the jackpot, apply for every grant in Christendom.Now you mention it like that - why is that fair![]()
So I finally heard a little bit of this incident? Seems to have been kept out of the spotlight somewhat and some say this may have been the trigger for the recent and unexpected OCR cut this week..The Post
www.thepost.co.nz
Has someone set themselves on fire on parliament grounds this morning?
Is that a conspiracy theory? Go on...So I finally heard a little bit of this incident? Seems to have been kept out of the spotlight somewhat and some say this may have been the trigger for the recent and unexpected OCR cut this week..
I wouldn't go near one of those things. They are just trying to get your information to use it for their own gain. Check out the terms, once they have your data they can basically do anything with itJust out of interest why don't you do one of those Ancestry.com DNA tests to clarify if you have NZ māori ancestry or not. (assuming they're accurate)
What can they do with it, clone us? I pity all my clones if they're Warriors fans too.I wouldn't go near one of those things. They are just trying to get your information to use it for their own gain. Check out the terms, once they have your data they can basically do anything with it
Well, the Reserve Bank have been communicating/forecasting likely cuts to the OCR February 2025, November 2024 at best if key indicators hit their targeted projections. Many financial analysts agree on this and yet the cut this week was very out of the blue and out of character.Is that a conspiracy theory? Go on...
But does that have anything to do with the guy who died in the fire? I might have my wires crossed, there's a short-circuit in this conversation like one of Wiz's wiring jobs, there's usually a fire involved.Well, the Reserve Bank have been communicating/forecasting likely cuts to the OCR February 2025, November 2024 at best if key indicators hit their targeted projections. Many financial analysts agree on this and yet the cut this week was very out of the blue and out of character.
So why, what is the intent and how is that justified with the Reserve Bank's conservative logic?
Make of it what you will..
The Reserve Bank hadn’t spoken to any companies to find out how badly our economy had tanked. Most economists don’t speak to anyone at the coal face either - I seperate them from the Reserve Bank because barely any economists work there these days. But it was the blind leading the blind. A bunch of idiots. I’m surprised it has taken this long for rate cuts, should have happened in May.Well, the Reserve Bank have been communicating/forecasting likely cuts to the OCR February 2025, November 2024 at best if key indicators hit their targeted projections. Many financial analysts agree on this and yet the cut this week was very out of the blue and out of character.
So why, what is the intent and how is that justified with the Reserve Bank's conservative logic?
Make of it what you will..
Mate, there’s usually an explosion, not a fire. Subtle but important differencethere's a short-circuit in this conversation like one of Wiz's wiring jobs, there's usually a fire involved.
Got it, so the guy was a blind economistThe Reserve Bank hadn’t spoken to any companies to find out how badly our economy had tanked. Most economists don’t speak to anyone at the coal face either - I seperate them from the Reserve Bank because barely any economists work there these days. But it was the blind leading the blind. A bunch of idiots. I’m surprised it has taken this long for rate cuts, should have happened in May.
Haha, no my point is just that there’s no conspiracy relating to the OCR cut.Got it, so the guy was a blind economist![]()
Not sure but did @MaybeTop8 spontaneously combust at some point this afternoon? His posts indicated he might have been getting a little angry with the non-communists posting in the thread.Can someone tell us what the conspiracy actually is? Who set themselves on fire, Don Brash?
Guy whose mother was getting mortgagee sold. She owned a $1.6m property but owed $400k to the bank.Can someone tell us what the conspiracy actually is? Who set themselves on fire, Don Brash?
I just hope no one I know has gone full Guy Fawkes at Parliament and blown themselves up. (hope it wasn't Sup42)Not sure but did @MaybeTop8 spontaneously combust at some point this afternoon? His posts indicated he might have been getting a little angry with the non-communists posting in the thread.
He’s an emotional fellow that’s passionate about his causes.Not sure but did @MaybeTop8 spontaneously combust at some point this afternoon? His posts indicated he might have been getting a little angry with the non-communists posting in the thread.
I really shouldn’t laugh at this but fuck it, found it funny.I just hope no one I know has gone full Guy Fawkes at Parliament and blown themselves up. (hope it wasn't Sup42)
Hope it doesn't blow up in my faceI really shouldn’t laugh at this but fuck it, found it funny.