It was a leading question. The percentages of inequality in developed countries is all very similar as a percentage. NZ is still 10 places ahead of the U.K. though in the GINI chart for OECD countries. The US comes last, just behind us.
Xmas isn’t cancelled in NZ. That’s a good start.
Imagine voting for Boris fucking Johnson. It was obvious it was going to turn out like this...
Still better than ours. If you were actually as wealthy as you like to pretend you are you would welcome their tax laws as would those on your actual income. Forgot to say. As well as being better than us for wealth inequality they also have a much larger middle class than us as a percentage of population. Probably explains their fairer tax system.
I think there is an awful lot of world leaders that need to do this.... starting right here for one.
That’s the one thing that sits uncomfortably with me about NZ, the inequality between people of Maori and South Pacific decent and everyone else. They have lower life expectancy, disproportionately incarcerated, more likely to live in overcrowded living conditions, more likely to be lower earners, more likely to be poorer educated, less likely to be home owners etc etc. Mind you there’s a section of society in most countries that you can say that about. We’re certainly not immune in the U.K. for instance. The big difference is that people of Maori and South Pacific heritage were the original settlers in New Zealand.
Typical Boris really. Blame everyone else for your mistakes.
It would be an appalling response if the recent election had seen them take over from a Labour government. Reality is Labour have lost the last four general elections yet they think 'but Labour' is an acceptable reply to pretty much any question.
That’s the thing - in their mind they do have it right, it’s exactly the right priority for them. And 40% of the population lap it up.
Its a terrible argument. Lets assume he's 100% right and in every case of child hunger it is the parents to blame, although we all know that isn't the case. What are they doing about it? First and foremost its not the childs fault so your priority should be to make sure they are fed. Once you've taken care of that isn't there an issue of huge failure in child protection? If he really believes millions are parents are neglecting to feed their kids when they have the means to do so what is being done?