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New Zealanders stuck in a 'car dependency cycle' as fuel likely to rise to record-breaking prices (www.stuff.co.nz)
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[–] kglitch@kglitch.social 11 points 1 year ago (11 children)

And National is removing the subsidy that was making EVs cheaper, so buy now before the election.

[–] RegalPotoo@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Not going to be voting National - I'd prefer a chronically underfunded public healthcare system to a US-style insurance driven private system - but:

  • The EV RUC exemption was supposed to be removed when the fleet reached 2% EVs - it did that ~6 months ago, but the government decided not to cos it's a bad look to do just before the election
  • The RUC charges are what pays for road maintenance along side fuel taxes - the exemption has to go away at some point
[–] master5o1 2 points 1 year ago

Just a follow on from your health comment.

If our health system is certain to become private, I for sure hope that:

  • ACC remains, at minimum as-is.
  • there is a regulation and standardisation for basic health insurance needs (more like the Swiss system than US free for all).
  • there is still some sort of safety net system for those who cannot afford it.

Of course, I'd prefer a public health system.

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