Hospitals in crisis as Covid straw breaks their backs after decades of skimping on infrastructure and pay; Waka Kotahi orders Transmission Gully PPP to open before tests done; Wellington unfluoridated
Failure to tax wealth in favour of the “ landed gentry” house owners ,who are the “voting class “has cost NZ dearly and will continue to do so. Failure of policy under governments of all stripes caught in the neoliberal capitalist myth of the market solves everything. I am surprised the National leader has not yet said “ a rising tide lifts all boats” a stupid saying in 21st century NZ. On another issue read Aditya Chakrabortty who explains that Putin was made by the West so what do we expect? Amoral greedy western capitalists and western banks made millions out of the collapse of The Soviet union and have salted it away since mainly in the UK especially London. It is not just the Russian Oligarchs we need to hold to account but our own Western Bankers and Lawyers who have colluded. Capitalism of this type is broken. It needs fixing. It does not have a divine right. We fixed the divine right of kings some time ago!
Patrick, I will agree with you on Putin being "made" by the West and more specifically, US foreign policy makers for the last 20 years. Capitalism is not fit for purpose, yet we carry on with the status quo, pushing the buck for the next generation to deal with, and before you know, the next generation will have forgotten about all these events that have happened today.. and before yesterday.
And the US and everywhere actually which evidences that the political idealogies are irrelevant it’s more about corruption and greed and transferring those preferred elites the people’s resources and assets for a high salary. I hope people are beginning to see the big picture instead of being distracted by various culture, political and other manufactured crisis like war. It’s plunder and piracy on a massive scale. All hidden. So the public feel too stressed and afraid to speak out and think they’re alone and imagining it as services and their rights are captured and stripped off them. It’s classic abuse and misuse of power anyway you look at it really.
So much for both domestic and international standards and rules based systems let alone rule of law. It’s just being perverted and made up according to their bias or backhanders as those in power go along and to suit themselves.
In IT land we call sweating assets despite the obvious TCO peril technical debt, perhaps sweating infrastructure assets at a national level needs a new/specific buzzword to provide some focus
Absolutely spot on Bernard, and so clearly and calmly articulated considering how colossally selfish and short sighted the philosophy and actions of national and local governments have been for the past three decades or more. Please share to the public.
I've said this a few times but the mismanagement of local government investment you describe is the core thesis of the strong towns movement, would love to hear your view on how that relates to NZ.
This one needs a general release
Thanks. Done now.
Failure to tax wealth in favour of the “ landed gentry” house owners ,who are the “voting class “has cost NZ dearly and will continue to do so. Failure of policy under governments of all stripes caught in the neoliberal capitalist myth of the market solves everything. I am surprised the National leader has not yet said “ a rising tide lifts all boats” a stupid saying in 21st century NZ. On another issue read Aditya Chakrabortty who explains that Putin was made by the West so what do we expect? Amoral greedy western capitalists and western banks made millions out of the collapse of The Soviet union and have salted it away since mainly in the UK especially London. It is not just the Russian Oligarchs we need to hold to account but our own Western Bankers and Lawyers who have colluded. Capitalism of this type is broken. It needs fixing. It does not have a divine right. We fixed the divine right of kings some time ago!
Patrick Medlicott
Patrick, I will agree with you on Putin being "made" by the West and more specifically, US foreign policy makers for the last 20 years. Capitalism is not fit for purpose, yet we carry on with the status quo, pushing the buck for the next generation to deal with, and before you know, the next generation will have forgotten about all these events that have happened today.. and before yesterday.
Agreed. We'll see. Kings overreach and can have their heads lopped off. Democracy is better. The trouble is the transition...
And flogging off public assets like in Russia.
And the US and everywhere actually which evidences that the political idealogies are irrelevant it’s more about corruption and greed and transferring those preferred elites the people’s resources and assets for a high salary. I hope people are beginning to see the big picture instead of being distracted by various culture, political and other manufactured crisis like war. It’s plunder and piracy on a massive scale. All hidden. So the public feel too stressed and afraid to speak out and think they’re alone and imagining it as services and their rights are captured and stripped off them. It’s classic abuse and misuse of power anyway you look at it really.
So much for both domestic and international standards and rules based systems let alone rule of law. It’s just being perverted and made up according to their bias or backhanders as those in power go along and to suit themselves.
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In IT land we call sweating assets despite the obvious TCO peril technical debt, perhaps sweating infrastructure assets at a national level needs a new/specific buzzword to provide some focus
FYI I've opened this up and now and will share it widely. You're also welcome to share it.
Absolutely spot on Bernard, and so clearly and calmly articulated considering how colossally selfish and short sighted the philosophy and actions of national and local governments have been for the past three decades or more. Please share to the public.
I've said this a few times but the mismanagement of local government investment you describe is the core thesis of the strong towns movement, would love to hear your view on how that relates to NZ.