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July 16, 2020
Cat MacLennan: Millionaires and billionaires should act today

Cat MacLennan: Millionaires and billionaires should act today

Millionaires and billionaires can step up today and start making proper contributions to improving the world. They do not need to wait for governments to act. A group of 83 wealthy people calling themselves “Millionaires for Humanity” earlier this week released an open letter calling on governments to raise taxes on people like them “Immediately. …

June 9, 2020
Gerard Hehir: The Covid-19 Miracles

Gerard Hehir: The Covid-19 Miracles

A fantastic thing happened during the lockdown. We eliminated rough sleeping in New Zealand. It took a few weeks. “It feels like an amazing achievement” one community worker told the media. “It is something we couldn’t have dreamed of being possible or actually happening two months ago.” It certain was amazing, especially when you consider …

May 17, 2020
Graham Adams: The politics of envy or the politics of fairness?

Graham Adams: The politics of envy or the politics of fairness?

It was just a month ago that the chief executive of Rotorua Lakes Council, Geoff Williams, described suggestions his executive team should consider taking pay cuts as “immoral”. Williams told the NZ Herald: “I am very fortunate to have around me an extremely committed, dedicated and hardworking executive team who are now working even harder …

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