Rob
This current govt (and generally most) is focused to much on, what
will get the most votes at the next election. There a major
structural changes reqd in NZ. Generally speaking National
governments have been better at these things. (yes I know about the
Labour govt in the 80s, but many would argue they were more like a
traditional National Govt).
The unfortunate thing is its not going to happen, it will take decades,
points to consider
1/ We would rather vote for state control (20 hours free childcare) than
individual choice (tax cuts)
2/ Who would vote for a Government who threatens to take the trough from
the pig (Beneficiarys & Civil Servants)
3/ You don't have to control the whole population in a democracy only 50%
Neven
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Neven MacEwan wrote:
David
Yes I was recalling when I was 10 so 35 years, The 'Record Levels'
they talk about are post float,
The rocky time you refer to was probably because we continued in our
post war boom mode when
we needed to adapt, and coincided with another control freak leader
-- Muldoon, so now we have
a lying manipulative intellectual stalinist zealot, my point was
meant to be that we have a government
that spins that 'we are living beyond our means' whilst it has
chucked 50 billion at social programs in the
last 10 years to no measurable effect (except commercial property
owners in wellington can't build fast enough
to house all the bureaucrats), we simply do not have the luxury of
this (unlike some scandinavian countries, we
don't have a north sea), its going to difficult to shift them (or
restructure) because of the percentage of populace we
have as civil servants or beneficiaries (including everyone
collecting the Working for Families package)
The churning (ie taxing people so you can give it back to them..ie
'Free' early child education) is so bad that
in my case I pay child support (which doesn't go to my children, goes
to the Gov to fund the Ex's DPB)
because I am a bad citizen whilst getting Family Support (because I
look after my children more than 40% of the time)
because I am a good citizen (accord to Helen et al)
Rave over
Neven
[Switching to Offtopic]
It's something to do with many things... but the fact is our dollar is
fairly high against most currencies at present. The exceptions are
other
countries which comparatively high interest rates (eg Australia and
the UK)
and even against them it is pretty high (just not quite at record
levels).
As for comparing with the exchange level 30 years ago (actually
closer to 40
years ago I think you mean?) we had a pretty rocky time (think the
Titanic)
in the late 70's early-mid 80's which explains most of that
depreciation!
-----Original Message-----
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Its nothing to do with our economy. Its to do with the economy of the
US wher the dollar is devaluing against all other currencies.
What's this got to do with Delphi? ... er ...
function NewZealandDollar(USDollar: Currency) : Currency;
begin
Randomize;
Result := USDollar - (Random(50) + SizeOf(CullenMouth -
HelenDarkLook));
end;
Steve
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