Politics 🗳️ NZ Politics

[Rick O’Shay]

Good analogy Mike. I guess the difference is neither of those platforms were around a few years earlier. Sony took a few hits then too, remember the Blu-Ray HD DVD wars, Toshiba came out of that well.

Once EV vehicles become the norm (not in my lifetime unless there are extensive subsidies) it might be a different picture but throwing a few chargers on the roadside isn't going to help sell any more EV's IMO

Now, if they spent the money on Biodiesel I could be more interested. We use around 16,000 litres a year depending on whether we run Maize.

 

[MaybeTop8]

Except he didn't ask why we would be investing anything at all for a small market that is declining.

What an unhinged post. Are you okay Rick?

Oil is a declining resource. Correct

 

[Rick O’Shay]

Parasitic organised crime family preying on their community's most vulnerable, rotten to the core Rick.

I was waiting for another poster to throw that in

 

[Rick O’Shay]

What an unhinged post. Are you okay Rick?

Oil is a declining resource. Correct

Yes, can't deny oil is declining but still a few reserves left, more coal than oil which will be useful later when electricity prices increase, which they seem to with rapid abandon.

No, I'm not Ok today, just had to fill the main diesel tank. Jesus wept. Thank the lord we don't have to pay that dumb excise tax thingie.

 

[miket12]

National.... buying the votes of NZ families for 90 years....

About 140,000 families to get $50 a week to help with high fuel prices

The boost is expected to cost about $373 million and last no more than a year.

www.nzherald.co.nz

To compare what National have done compared to Labour, the Nats have given $50 per week extra to some families while Labour reduced the cost of petrol for filling up a billionaires Bentley by $25.

 

[MaybeTop8]

National.... buying the votes of NZ families for 90 years....

About 140,000 families to get $50 a week to help with high fuel prices

The boost is expected to cost about $373 million and last no more than a year.

www.nzherald.co.nz

To compare what National have done compared to Labour, the Nats have given $50 per week extra to some families while Labour reduced the cost of petrol for filling up a billionaires Bentley by $25.

That's one way of spinning it.

It's better than nothing.

It doesn't address the hundreds of thousands on benefits, low wage incomes etc.

You isolate a billionaires Bentley, but the fuel tax cut was universal for exceptional times.

There's nothing to stop landlords going "Great time to put the rents up!". Present company excepted.

This smacks of doing the least possible for the best optics.

 

[miket12]

See all the boomers are getting upset that they aren't getting money to fill up their cars..... STOPPING FILLING UP THE YARIS, WAIT TILL AFTER 9.00AM AND TRAVEL ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT FOR FREE YOU OLD BLUDGERS!!!!!

 

[Rick O’Shay]

See all the boomers are getting upset that they aren't getting money to fill up their cars..... STOPPING FILLING UP THE YARIS, WAIT TILL AFTER 9.00AM AND TRAVEL ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT FOR FREE YOU OLD BLUDGERS!!!!!

Are you Ok Mike? Asking for a friend

 

[miket12]

Are you Ok Mike? Asking for a friend

Where's your proof? Asking for MT8

 

[MaybeTop8]

Where's your proof? Asking for MT8

Now look, if everyone's NOT OKAY, I'm going to tell Rick's wife, get a diagnosis for you both and go home.

And shout you a green party membership.

 

[Rick O’Shay]

Now look, if everyone's NOT OKAY, I'm going to tell Rick's wife, get a diagnosis for you both and go home.

And shout you a green party membership.

She already says I'm demented and it's certainly not Green down here.

Desperate for some rain. Thursday fingers crossed

Team changes tonight?

 

[MaybeTop8]

She already says I'm demented and it's certainly not Green down here.

Desperate for some rain. Thursday fingers crossed

Team changes tonight?

Not sure anyone played badly enough last week, so I'm sure it's incumbents from the start of the season who might have the pecking order

 

[miket12]

Now look, if everyone's NOT OKAY, I'm going to tell Rick's wife, get a diagnosis for you both and go home.

And shout you a green party membership.

And Chloe's address. Asking for a friend

 

[miket12]

Now look, if everyone's NOT OKAY, I'm going to tell Rick's wife, get a diagnosis for you both and go home.

And shout you a green party membership.

And Chloe's address. Asking for a friend

 

[MaybeTop8]

And Chloe's address. Asking for a friend

Doubling down? W2d will be onto this defect Mike!

 

[Worried2Death]

And Chloe's address. Asking for a friend

Why do you want her address Mike, have you got a lowkey crush on her too? Better hope your wife doesn't have a secret Mossad account here.

 

[Damo]

National.... buying the votes of NZ families for 90 years....

About 140,000 families to get $50 a week to help with high fuel prices

The boost is expected to cost about $373 million and last no more than a year.

www.nzherald.co.nz

To compare what National have done compared to Labour, the Nats have given $50 per week extra to some families while Labour reduced the cost of petrol for filling up a billionaires Bentley by $25.

Bit of flawed logic here. Just because 18 billionaires also got $25 off, the ~4 million people (estimated adult pop) in New Zealand who also got it would be pretty thankful in comparison to the 140k families here.

Don't fault the government for doing something though.

 

[wizard of Tauranga]

Populist policy to give money away (trying to buy votes) in an election year.

The oil shock is a supply problem. The price needs to go up to change people’s behaviour, lower demand and avert an even bigger crisis.

Cash makes people happy but makes the crisis WORSE because people will buy more fuel, forcing prices even higher.

Election year… they should have subsidised public transport.

 

[MaybeTop8]

Trigger warning: I'm writing a trigger warning

The actual trigger warning is: THIS IS AN OPINION PIECE. IT FEATURES A GREEN PARTY POLICY THAT IS A GREAT IDEA

Free public transport could be the smarter reflief package – University of Auckland

The Green Party’s proposal to make public transport free for three months would cost a fraction of current fuel relief spending, while cutting reliance on imported oil, says Dr Timothy Welch.

www.auckland.ac.nz

 

[Rick O’Shay]

Populist policy to give money away (trying to buy votes) in an election year.

The oil shock is a supply problem. The price needs to go up to change people’s behaviour, lower demand and avert an even bigger crisis.

Cash makes people happy but makes the crisis WORSE because people will buy more fuel, forcing prices even higher.

Election year… they should have subsidised public transport.

They should have included the elderly. The old Bentley takes a fair whack of 98 at $3.50 a litre. May have to go to an Aston, think they make a Diesel model

Oh, and public transport is a myth in this country