"The Greens will not support any package that includes cuts to the top levels of income tax or any increase in GST because these changes would exacerbate the differences between the rich and poor in our society."
Again we have fewer demands/expectations placed on those whose ethic, for whatever reason, is not work/achievement based - indeed we have systems arranged such that their life-styles can be maintained ... so they needn't feel bad about it, and the motivations of those who 'try' will be accordingly reduced.
The application of this 'reducing disparity' adage can be seen as having had considerable impact on our overall educational achievement - where an increasingly 'long tail' of non performance has been created, and quite sucessfully,for these 'non performers' do not feel bad about it.
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Where Are We Heading Here?
The Greens offer our support for a comprehensive capital gains tax, provided the family home is exempt.
"We offer this support because a capital gains tax is a progressive tax that leads to a better investment balance and broadens the tax base by nearly $4 billion.
"A land tax is not Green Party policy, but we support an open debate on how a comprehensive package, including a land tax, could help us to access the affordable housing we urgently need."
But she warned there could not be a land tax without proper consideration of Maori land issues or land that is "ecologically sensitive".
And ... About 2000 professional and amateur photographers have staged a protest in Trafalgar Square in London against stop and search powers in Section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000.
They say police are intimidating people with cameras in their tactics to target possible terrorists.
Last week, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that the entire law was illegal because it was indiscriminate, rather than properly targeted.
Now, one would assume that equity would demand in both instances that the intended rules/laws apply to all and in similar extent.
"We offer this support because a capital gains tax is a progressive tax that leads to a better investment balance and broadens the tax base by nearly $4 billion.
"A land tax is not Green Party policy, but we support an open debate on how a comprehensive package, including a land tax, could help us to access the affordable housing we urgently need."
But she warned there could not be a land tax without proper consideration of Maori land issues or land that is "ecologically sensitive".
And ... About 2000 professional and amateur photographers have staged a protest in Trafalgar Square in London against stop and search powers in Section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000.
They say police are intimidating people with cameras in their tactics to target possible terrorists.
Last week, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that the entire law was illegal because it was indiscriminate, rather than properly targeted.
Now, one would assume that equity would demand in both instances that the intended rules/laws apply to all and in similar extent.
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