this post was submitted on 13 Mar 2024
49 points (98.0% liked)

NZ Politics

577 readers
31 users here now

Kia ora and welcome to the NZ Politics community!

This is a place for respectful discussions about everything that's political and kiwi

This is an inclusive space where diverse opinions are valued, but please don't be a dick

Other kiwi communities here

 

Banner image by Tom Ackroyd, CC-BY-SA

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 

Oh man I don't know what's funnier, the shit this guy says or the fact that his voters believe him.

top 16 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] BalpeenHammer 32 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Luxon, who owns rental properties himself, was asked if he intended to lower rents on those properties.

"It's not about me. It's actually about a policy and I don't benefit from this policy."

[–] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That's actually a quote? Fuck, this guy is dense...

[–] BakedGoods@sh.itjust.works 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Not dense, just trash. Like all right/conservative/religious he lacks any morals.

[–] TagMeInSkipIGotThis 4 points 10 months ago

Yes, New Zealand's most prominent Christian really does seem to tarnish the brand a bit.

[–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 8 points 10 months ago

"That's a no from me, dawg"

[–] assassinatedbyCIA@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The greatest scam the world has ever seen. Trickle down economics.

[–] Emmy 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Wait till you learn about Christianity.... And the rest of the religions.

[–] steakmeoutt@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Wait till you find out that Churches pay tax in many countries.

[–] Girru00@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Ah yes, still scams

[–] TagMeInSkipIGotThis 2 points 10 months ago

not here; and they can even masquerade as a church while running a business selling cereal...

[–] RegalPotoo@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Ah yes, the warm feeling of tax cuts trickling down

[–] TagMeInSkipIGotThis 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Mmmmmm, but why is it yellow?

[–] quicksand@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Because they haven't been drinking enough water

[–] TagMeInSkipIGotThis 2 points 10 months ago

no time for water when there's expensive chardonnay

[–] TagMeInSkipIGotThis 5 points 10 months ago

The good news is that he's given measures to mark his policy by:

  1. increased rentals
  2. "downward pressure" on rents

The bad news is that the most easily measured one he's deliberately fudged and been very careful to never say that rents will actually go down; just that there's downward pressure on them. So he can claim when they continue to go up, that well they would have gone up more if it weren't for giving some of the wealthiest New Zealanders a tax cut.

[–] liv 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I don't think his core voters care as long as their house prices keep rising.

Rents have just gone up again where I live. Council rates are rising by around 15-17% in at least two two regions.