Former Attorney General sums up the John Key years.
Hidesight: Looking back it would make no sense to arrest development back in Caesar’s day. It makes no sense now.
Hidesight: Landlords will still need to pass costs on to tenants.
Hidesight: De-industrialise. Immediately. It may be too late!
Hidesight: The working group celebrates the rich having to pay more, seemingly completely unaware of the difference between the legal and economic incidence of a capital gains tax.
Hidesight: Once upon a time Winston Peters could be relied on to complain about appalling immigration decisions.
Hidesight: The Tax Working Group should be considering a least-cost solution.
Hidesight: Life would be unbearable if government policy actually delivered.
Hidesight: The interim report’s argument is sloppy.
Hidesight: The equality of rights is the greatest life-affirming principle of politics.