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has any body analysed exactly how much each immigrant costs the NZ economy ??
This is not an anti immigration troll - but it strikes me - that boosting immigration numbers is similar to Government borrowing ... the sugar fix economy
Population is 5million
it seems
-we have medical/health capacity for 3 million
- our infrastructure has not been maintained for 50+ years ie back to the 1970's when we lost export access to the UK & Muldoon bankrupted NZ
- so we have 50 years of unaccounted depreciation
- for every new person how much do we spend on health, education, infrastructure - (you know things like road,rail, water, waste water, power)
Are we not now a 3rd world economy?
Our migrating kiwis we replace with immigrants to NZ - mostly I assume from low wage countries.
Does this situation mean that owning property will become a huge financial burden ? unless we are going to accept substandard/3rd world service...
from Google
" 'Third world' refers to economically weaker nations. 'Third world' countries are generally represented by lack of basic infrastructure facilities, high poverty, and economic instability. "
is this not like the 'frog getting slowly boiled to death '
Is this a one off or an ongoing thing?
I think it is ongoing. Everybody agreed to it last week.
It's ongoing - check out The Hoon from last Friday 17 Nov, when Bernard sets out the rationale for the shift to Thursday at 5pm from November 23. https://thekaka.substack.com/p/the-hoon-around-the-week-to-nov-18
Travelling around the South Island in a motorhome and somewhat offline. Thanks for replying all.
Thursday, yay 1st time I have been able to listen live to Hoon for months. Maybe I have improved my tech knowledge but great to see everyone.
I am unable to join the Hoon -
has any body analysed exactly how much each immigrant costs the NZ economy ??
This is not an anti immigration troll - but it strikes me - that boosting immigration numbers is similar to Government borrowing ... the sugar fix economy
Population is 5million
it seems
-we have medical/health capacity for 3 million
- our infrastructure has not been maintained for 50+ years ie back to the 1970's when we lost export access to the UK & Muldoon bankrupted NZ
- so we have 50 years of unaccounted depreciation
- for every new person how much do we spend on health, education, infrastructure - (you know things like road,rail, water, waste water, power)
Are we not now a 3rd world economy?
Our migrating kiwis we replace with immigrants to NZ - mostly I assume from low wage countries.
Does this situation mean that owning property will become a huge financial burden ? unless we are going to accept substandard/3rd world service...
from Google
" 'Third world' refers to economically weaker nations. 'Third world' countries are generally represented by lack of basic infrastructure facilities, high poverty, and economic instability. "
is this not like the 'frog getting slowly boiled to death '
the obvious - only ? - solution is earn more $$$ =taxation has to increase.
We again have a government that wants to decrease tax and decrease government spending ...
surely neo liberalism has run its course ..
Did Luxon/Air NZ pay attention to depreciation? i sspect they did