Category Archive

Four Questions about putting cancer patients on the Job Seekers allowance

Gareth MorganOctober 14, 2015Tax and Welfare

It was revealed yesterday that people diagnosed with cancer and receiving treatment for that cancer (who are not deemed terminally ill) can only receive government support to live via the jobseekers allowance, not the disability allowance. The jobseekers allowance ironically … Read More

How a UBI would create opportunity?

Gareth MorganOctober 12, 2015Tax and Welfare

Dave Hanna (of Wesley Community Action and Inspiring Communities) explains how our complex tax and welfare systems tie people up in bureaucracy, and reforming those with an Unconditional Basic Income would unleash people’s creativity and entrepreneurial spirit. How a UBI … Read More

London property market: Is this a glimpse of Auckland’s Future?

Geoff SimmonsSeptember 20, 2015Tax and Welfare

Catching up with friends living in London the stories are remarkably similar to those in Auckland but on a whole other level. The city is awash with tales of hard working young people unable to save fast enough to get … Read More

The State is a Bad Parent. Literally.

Jess Berentson-ShawAugust 31, 2015Tax and Welfare

Last week the Children’s Commissioner Dr Russell Wills made the rather startling statement that “it is doubtful children are better off in state care”. In the first report investigating the service Child Youth and Family (CYFs) provides to our … Read More

Is inequality in NZ growing? – Whiteboard Friday

Gareth MorganAugust 28, 2015Tax and Welfare

Inequality is a bit of a buzzword at the moment. Some say it’s going up. Some say it has been flat for years. What do we really know? Watch this to find out. Is inequality in NZ growing? – Whiteboard … Read More

Call for a UBI gains momentum

Gareth MorganAugust 25, 2015Tax and Welfare

The idea for an unconditional basic income (UBI) is not new – it has been around since at least the 1960s. Its time seems to have finally come as the international calls for the UBI continue to mount – and … Read More

How do we know how unequal we are? – Whiteboard Friday

Gareth MorganAugust 20, 2015Tax and Welfare

We hear a lot about inequality, but we don’t do a good job of looking beyond inequality of income. In this Whiteboard Friday, Jess looks at the missing pieces of the inequality puzzle. Care about equality? Watch this video. How … Read More

Labour and Green Party stuck in past over social bonds & housing

Gareth MorganJuly 1, 2015Tax and Welfare

The response from the Left to the Government proposals to trial new ways of delivering social services (such as social impact bonds and social housing) has been disappointing to say the least. Instead of being constructive about possibly useful new … Read More

Introduce a maximum voting age in NZ

Gareth MorganJune 18, 2015Politics, Tax and Welfare

The challenge facing our younger generations is how to stop my generation plundering the government accounts to an extent never seen before. We hold the votes – who ya gonna call? One solution might be for a younger generation party … Read More

No one deserves a fat state pension

Gareth MorganJune 17, 2015Tax and Welfare

When we look at our social welfare regime it is full of inequity, so much so that it can be viewed as a tax on poverty. We maintain a mix of targeted benefits, including the dole, invalids, solo parent, Working … Read More

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