KJT. Random musings on all sorts of things.

Desiderata (Excerpts). Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and the ignorant, they too have their story. Many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism. No less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. Keep peace in your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams; it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. --- Max Ehrmann, 1927

Thursday, September 5, 2013

Universal Basic Income. UBI.

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Kia-ora The concept of UBI has a long history in New Zealand. Of course, we already have a UBI for those over 65.  Which has been ext...
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Wednesday, June 26, 2013

New Zealand Joins the Roll of Shame.

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New Zealand joins the roll of shame. With recent legislation New Zealand's Government continues it's shameful attacks on human rig...
Sunday, May 19, 2013

An Alternative Budget.

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Kia-ora An alternative Budget, From Matt McCarten.   Matt has posed this as a "left wing" budget. However many of the ideas w...
Saturday, May 18, 2013

Democracy.

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Kia-ora It is notable that ordinary citizens, whatever their political views, do not trust politicians to act in the best interests of...

The magical world of New Zealand's, Neo-Liberal, right wing.

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Kia-ora   The magical world of New Zealand's,  Neo-Liberal right wing. It has been obvious that some people live in a different worl...
Tuesday, May 14, 2013

The Reserve Bank, Debt and the Property Market

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Kia-ora In New Zealand we have the "Reserve Bank Act". Which basically requires the reserve bank to kill the rest of the econo...
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Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Government should be run like a business? Privatisation.

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Kia-ora Many business people say that a country should be run like a business. Maybe they are right. It should be run like...
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Wednesday, April 3, 2013

The Standard on Pay Rates.

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Kia-ora The New Zealand left wing newsletter/blog, "The Standard" has some interesting discussions on wage levels. It appears ...
Saturday, March 30, 2013

Comparative Advantage?

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Kia-ora Even Ricardo never suggested that Britain give up making wine altogether, or Portugal textiles. Comparative_advantage   In...
Monday, March 25, 2013

Kean on the "Roving Cavaliers of Credit" or How Bankers got to Rule the World.

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Kia-ora For anyone who is still wedded to the idea that banks do not “print money” and push up the price of assets, totally unrestraine...
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Concerned about our society and the effects of Neo-liberal meanness.
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