I don’t mind paying more tax. If that ensures the state rediscovers its morality and politicians stop trying to outdo each other with “I will charge you less tax”.
So, this week, on Wednesday because Smash Palace is closed on Tuesdays during the winter, we will be having Sally Hett of the Wellbeing Economy Alliance speak. Sally will focus on the 2026 Budget and Wellbeing Economics. This is an essential debate and both the Tweedledee Party (Labour) and the Tweedledumber Party (National) are both pathetic about tax policy. One is rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic and the other is denying our ship is sinking.
RSVP here – so we can fit you in and order snacks
otherwise join online on Facebook at 5.30
Tax Law needs to change if we are to survive as a compassionate society. Instead, right now we do our best to ignore how our economy is scouring out our country. Think about the move on law which pushes the really poor, and often mentally ill, people from the centre of our cities to under trees in parks, or bridges, or tents in the Red Zone. These people are indicators of a sick society deeply into blame and not solutions.
We need to pay more taxes to address the screaming needs in our community from North Cape to Bluff.
Bryce Wilkinson in his excellent daily posting wrote this about the Greens tax policy Democracy Briefing: The Greens should be making NZ’s tax reform debate much bolder. The Opportunities Party also is giving significant thinking to what our tax system should look like.
I watched a Guardian interview last week with Professor Eddie Glaud of Princeton University. Two comments he made which really registered were:
- The love has to be close to the ground; and
- Are we a beacon of hope.
This coalition government too often fails both these tests.
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