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Green Economics – Cycling is a disaster!

July 26, 2020 by tuesdayclub Leave a Comment

Sanjay Thakrar, CEO at Euro Exim Bank Ltd got economics thinking when he said:

A Cyclist is a disaster for a country’s economy. They do not buy cars, or take a car loan. They do not buy car insurance or fuel. They do not send their car for servicing and repairs. Do not pay for parking, or pay road tax. They do not become obese

Yes… and well, damn it!! Healthy people are not needed for an economy. They do not buy drugs. They do not go to hospitals and doctors. They add nothing to a country’s GDP.

On the contrary every new McDonalds outlet creates at least 30 jobs, 10 cardiologists, 10 dentists,, 10 weight loss experts apart from people working in McDonalds outlets.

Choose wisely. A cycle or a McDonalds? Worth Thinking.

Walking is even worse. Those people do not even buy a bicycle

Thanks to Rex Gibson who sent this in.

The Tuesday Club Ōtautahi Christchurch

The Tuesday Club Ōtautahi Christchurch2 days ago

Great news - and a tribute to a lot of people's hard work, including councillors and our own Garry Mooore

The following two amendments to the Christchurch City Council's Letter of Expectations passed unanimously today!

Hopefully this helps secure great union relationships at Lyttelton Port and keeps operations under direct management (rather than leasing out, which seems to be a persistent rumour)!

1. Council requests that CCHL as part of its Statement of Intent’ acknowledges that it and its subsidiaries are owned either wholly or by majority by Christchurch City Council on behalf of the Community and it will conduct itself in a manner and make decisions that are consistent with public ownership being retained. Council also expects that CCHL will engage with Council before progressing any proposed significant change to it, or its subsidiaries operating models.

2. Council expects CCHL and its subsidiaries to act as a good employer fostering relationships of good faith and promoting the Object (section 2) of the Employment Relations Act 2000. This should include strong employee and union relationships, support collective bargaining, improve health and safety, and maintain its commitment to a directly employed workforce at LPC. Noting, Council is not supportive of the leasing out of our port operations or any other significant operations involving directly employed staff.

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The Tuesday Club Ōtautahi Christchurch7 days ago

A real story of redundancy - not just numbers but skilled people being spun off.

What it’s like to be made redundant by the Ministry of Education

I was one of hundreds of people who lost my government job this week. Here's exactly how it played out.

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The Tuesday Club Ōtautahi Christchurch1 week ago

Rounding off a challenging year...

Garry writes to round off 2024 - The Tuesday Club

What a year this has been for us all. This government has continued to make decisions which has widened the gap between the haves and the have-nots. The South Island has been put on the back burner. Personally, Rosemary and I have both had health challenges, but are completing the year in a better...

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