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newsletter #27 for Sunday, May 21st, 2023

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Economic update May 2023; cash transactions over $10,000 banned

A rushed change to crime reforms outlaws cash transactions over $10,000. Costs of living continue to rise, while Kiwis’ primary store of wealth, property, sees further decline in a “disastrous month” according to Real Estate Institute of New Zealand. Work visa applications are also slowing, the number of approvals made by MBIE down nearly 30%.

Undecided voters to decide the next Government?

Polls show Labour and National and their potential partners are neck and neck. If anti-mandate voters combine behind one party they could be the difference. Brian Tamaki’s Freedoms NZ Party has combined 5 small parties; the Voters United initiative hopes to create further cooperation.

Some people just want the world to be taxed more

A group of 97 rich folk are volunteering to be taxed more. But they want to force everyone to join them. The recent High Net Worth IRD study looks a lot like a leftwing political campaign, supported by media that won’t question even the most obvious errors. David Seymour: If they want to donate money to IRD, nothing is stopping them from doing so.

COVID emergency ends, COVID reckoning begins?

The US and the World Health Organization have declared an end to the global COVID emergency, but it continues in NZ law. Many lawsuits and investigations around the world are examining the harms of COVID mandates and vaccines. All over the world, COVID vaccines have reported rates of deaths and injuries drastically higher than flu vaccines.

What do Te Pāti Māori and/or The Greens want to play nice with Labour?

If Labour forms the next Government, it will be in coalition with The Green Party and likely Te Pāti Māori. Te Pāti Māori wants Co governance as job one. Greens demand “the strongest possible climate action”, plus they are social justice warriors.

Some issues in this election may be bigger than you think

Co-governance – some form of superior rights for Māori vs one person-one vote. Many mistakenly think co-governance is just about getting along. Do you know how much the Government controls the narrative? Have you seen how much trans rights are being pushed to trump the rights of others?

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.

- Aristotle

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