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Now for a tax you can understand
Friday, 5 September 2014, 12:25 pm | ACT New Zealand
"Labour's Capital Gains tax, as described by David Parker, is designed to drive investors away from a property bubble to productive investments," says ACT Leader Jamie Whyte. More >>
The Greens minimum wage will cause mass unemployment
Thursday, 4 September 2014, 5:27 pm | ACT New Zealand
"The evidence from economics is that a small change in the hourly rate has a big effect on employers - it is common sense. If you can get your lawns mowed for $10 you will hire but at $20 you do it yourself." said Jamie Whyte More >>
ACT is the only party supporting taxpayers and farmers
Thursday, 4 September 2014, 5:03 pm | ACT New Zealand
“ACT has found itself the only party supporting taxpayers and farmers over National’s latest water protection policy.” More >>
Using children for political purposes is wrong wrong wrong
Thursday, 4 September 2014, 5:00 pm | ACT New Zealand
“September 4th, 2014 at 8:11 am So yesterday I got a newsletter from my childs school saying they would like the children to wear purple on Friday in support of their campaign against the governments plan for paying lead teachers more. Seriously ... More >>
Using children for political purposes is wrong wrong wrong
Thursday, 4 September 2014, 4:24 pm | ACT New Zealand
Media Release Dr Jamie Whyte 4 September 2014 Using children for political purposes is wrong wrong wrong More >>
Winston doesnt know how much his election bribes will cost
Thursday, 4 September 2014, 9:57 am | ACT New Zealand
”That's because Winston is not even keeping count. ACT is the only party to carefully cost its election policy,” said ACT Leader Dr Jamie Whyte More >>
New Zealand First is just too expensive
Wednesday, 3 September 2014, 1:21 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The independent Taxpayers Union now estimates that Winston Peters has made more spending promises than Labour and the Greens combined”, said Dr Whyte, ACT’s Leader. More >>
Greens will put tens of thousands out of work
Wednesday, 3 September 2014, 11:55 am | ACT New Zealand
"The $18 minimum wage championed by the Greens will throw tens of thousands of low skilled New Zealanders out of a job and condemn them to a life on the benefit. At no point do the Greens discuss the employment consequences of their massive minimum ... More >>
More good Questions for Mr. Cunliffe
Wednesday, 3 September 2014, 10:49 am | ACT New Zealand
Exempting the family home from Capital Gains taxes is harder than it sounds. What if you charge one of the children board? What if it is one of the children’s friends? A boarder? Many South Auckland families share a house. When does it stop being a ... More >>
Bottom line demands by minor parties destabilising
Wednesday, 3 September 2014, 10:29 am | ACT New Zealand
"Bottom line demands by minor parties are destabilising and undemocratic" said Dr Jamie Whyte. "Colin Craig says referenda being binding is a bottom line and now Winston Peters says a Royal Commission is a bottom line. Polls say the vast ... More >>
The Letter 1 September 2014
Monday, 1 September 2014, 3:23 pm | ACT New Zealand
Last night’s TVNZ Colmar Brunton poll puts the left and right 60 MPs each. United and the Maori Party say they will go with the side that gets to 61 MPs. ACT just needs just 1.3% or 28 thousand Party votes to get in Jamie Whyte. National needs ... More >>
Poverty is falling and income inequality is not rising
Monday, 1 September 2014, 2:37 pm | ACT New Zealand
“A Roy Morgan poll shows that the issue people are most concerned about is income inequality. This just goes to show how the persistent repetition of a lie bewilders the public. Income inequality is not in fact rising. And the child poverty rate has ... More >>
Act Policy Vindicated by Sensible Sentencing Data
Friday, 29 August 2014, 2:59 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Dr Jamie Whyte says the Sensible Sentencing Trust's just released analysis of 3 Strikes legislation "proves ACT was right to promote the policy and that it has made New Zealand a much safer country. The figures show beyond doubt that ... More >>
Spot the difference - the leaders debate
Friday, 29 August 2014, 9:54 am | ACT New Zealand
I watched the Leaders' debate last night and was struck by the fact that John Key accepted all of David Cunliffe's basic assumptions. For example, he did not say that the government should not tell farmers who they could sell their land to; he said ... More >>
Colin Craig’s tax figures do not add up and are dishonest
Friday, 29 August 2014, 9:50 am | ACT New Zealand
“Colin Craig’s tax plan is to have two rates of income tax: 0% up to $20,000 and 25% above that. This will leave a $6.4 billion hole in the budget even before the new spending proposed by the Conservatives. The Conservative tax promises are ... More >>
Colin Craig is "deluded and dangerous" - Act
Thursday, 28 August 2014, 10:48 am | ACT New Zealand
“Colin Craig is proposing a radical transformation of our constitution. The Conservatives are proposing to overthrow of one hundred and fifty odd years of parliamentary democracy and replace it with binding referenda” said ACT Leader Dr Jamie Whyte. More >>
WoF law will evict the poor and students from their houses
Thursday, 28 August 2014, 10:45 am | ACT New Zealand
The Green warrant of fitness law will evict the poor and students from their houses, if they’re lucky enough to find a place to rent in the first place More >>
Company tax rates
Wednesday, 27 August 2014, 12:34 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Op Ed pages of the left-leaning New York Times are full of articles by economists supporting proposals to dramatically lower Company Taxes. These economists are urging the United States to lower company taxes and point to Canada where the lowering of ... More >>
New Zealanders are right to be afraid of burglars
Tuesday, 26 August 2014, 9:51 am | ACT New Zealand
“A poll in a major morning newspaper shows New Zealanders are afraid they will be burgled. They are definitely right about that,” said Dr. Jamie Whyte ACT Leader. “Official Police statistics report less than half of the burglaries that actually ... More >>
The Letter - 26 days to go
Monday, 25 August 2014, 11:05 am | ACT New Zealand
In October 2011 NZ First, ACT and the Conservatives were all polling around 1 percent. In a month NZ First broke the threshold, the Conservatives tripled their vote and ACT won Epsom. ACT’s support has risen strongly in five of the six campaigns ACT ... More >>
