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Showing posts with label /Christopher Luxon. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 9, 2022

Mike Hosking: Ardern falls for Luxon's trap


Chris Luxon was having a good week until he caught Covid.

His tax ideas will be welcomed by most hard-working New Zealanders. The idea that you can earn the average wage yet be in one of the top tax rates is absurd and keeping more of your own hard-earned money is actually something all governments should aspire to.

It's the classic problem for left-wing governments when such debates arise, because what it exposes is their belief that they spend the money better than you. But, 99 times out of 100 that isn't true.