strypey, to Podcasts
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"I think [the government are] putting the money into the wrong areas. When you've got money that's taken off people that could be in their first home, and giving it to people that own multiple homes, there's a bit of an issue."

Vanessa, single Mum on Supported Living due to a spinal injury, guest on the Tova podcast, 23 May, 2024
https://interactives.stuff.co.nz/tova-podcast/

strypey,
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"I don't have a problem with tax breaks for people in business, whether that's running a business or being a landlord or whatever else, as long as the tax system across them is actually equitable."

Gavin, retired, adjunct academic, guest on the Tova podcast, 23 May, 2024
https://interactives.stuff.co.nz/tova-podcast

(edited slightly to reflect intention stated in his comments)

strypey, to Podcasts
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"... they gave us a brand new 4 bedroom home to live in for free."

Cop talking about moving from NZ to Darwin

https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/the-great-wealth-debate-limitarianism-v-libertarianism/id1702420531?i=1000650678127

Supplying housing to professionals who move to take up positions is common in Oz. Why do we not do this here? Owning and managing houses, if done well, is cheaper than paying enough in salaries for rents or mortgage payments. Especially at times when these are ballooning.

Starting from: 00:45:21

strypey, to random
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"Citizens were challenging big business, holding them accountable, demanding governmental oversight, exercising their democratic rights. To [Lewis] Powell, the corporate lawyer and perennial corporate board member, this was a bridge too far. The chorus must be killed, power returned to the kings.

The future Supreme Court Justice went on to outline in detail how the corporate world must retake control and influence over every aspect of American life."

, 2022

https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/12/16/the-powell-memo-revisited-2/

strypey, (edited )
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One of the most successful parts of the Powell strategy has been the reframing of "liberty". From it's original meaning; freedom from tyranny, to the freedom to be a tyrant (eg ZuckerBorg, Bezos, Thiel, Musk etc). Buying into this framing...

"Limitarianism v Libertarianism"

... implies we can only have economic justice at the cost of political freedom (a la China). I call bollox on this.

https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/the-great-wealth-debate-limitarianism-v-libertarianism/id1702420531?i=1000650678127

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