tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post1725375324249497597..comments2024-03-09T18:57:10.942+13:00Comments on Liberty Scott: Five good and five bad for Labour?Libertyscotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12741049550997300680noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post-16204641822492489522007-04-14T00:13:00.000+12:002007-04-14T00:13:00.000+12:00Well 39% on NZ$60k is high by any terms, the wages...Well 39% on NZ$60k is high by any terms, the wages are low because the demand is low and supply is high.<BR/><BR/>Wages will go up when demand for people's labour goes up, in a small remote economy that demand isn't going to be significant, which is why so many leave for at least some time.Libertyscotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12741049550997300680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post-48716966684743330812007-03-29T09:39:00.000+12:002007-03-29T09:39:00.000+12:00The tax levels are pretty average in NZ in world t...The tax levels are pretty average in NZ in world terms, it's the average gross wages that are too low.Hans Versluyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15331809478789352312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post-1633352539621433952007-03-28T23:14:00.000+12:002007-03-28T23:14:00.000+12:00Well, you can't argue that is due to Labour - it h...Well, you can't argue that is due to Labour - it has been that for eternity, and no capital gains are taxed at all - including for selling shares.<BR/><BR/>I don't class the lack of tax as welfare, I'd simply argue other taxes are too high.Libertyscotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12741049550997300680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post-87687953291711488672007-03-28T17:06:00.000+12:002007-03-28T17:06:00.000+12:00A "welfare for the middle classes" much bigger tha...A "welfare for the middle classes" much bigger than the Working for Families package is the tax skewing in the investment field in favour of property investment due to the lack of level playing field tax treatment of capital gains on investment property.Hans Versluyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15331809478789352312noreply@blogger.com