Play Nice Politics #3 - Covideo killed the radio star

[Carmo]

Sorry post was too long, I’ll stick with another quarter of no negative growth

Why dont you just read it one sentence for everytime you logon here? You logon 20 times a day. Surely you could remember where you are up to? Whats the difference between reading 20 one sentence posts or one 20 sentence post?

Do you do this with other literature as well? Think of all the knowledge out there that you are missing out on that's in blocks greater than 3 sentences?

 

[Carmo]

BTW Carmo, there was a publication the other day from the nz central bank showing their monetary policy still works. Have a read

Had a look for something along these lines but couldn't find anything that seemed to match, can you link?

 

[Elite Crow]

It cracks me up everytime!

Elite "I'm really smart" Crow: I'm really smart but I can't read anything over 3 sentences

Everyone Else in here: Snickers smugly because we all know that no one associated with being intelligent ever complained (this much) about the burden of having to read, ergo, Elite aint elite

Everyone else except Kane, are you calling him a dummy?

 

[Elite Crow]

Why dont you just read it one sentence for everytime you logon here? You logon 20 times a day. Surely you could remember where you are up to? Whats the difference between reading 20 one sentence posts or one 20 sentence post?

Do you do this with other literature as well? Think of all the knowledge out there that you are missing out on that's in blocks greater than 3 sentences?

I was trying to be polite.

Do you know why I don’t read your long posts? Because you ramble and I have no interest in reading your drivel or theories.

So there you have it, your bullshit bores me, but the economy keeps this up and this time next year your time here will he limited.

 

[kirky]

Government now offering termination packages for nursing & medical staff.

Have they not heard of natural attrition? Just a matter of freezing new appointments & redeploying to where they are needed.

Crazy waste of money.

Watch all the older staff get retirement bonuses...

Now this goes for both sides of politics, if these were actually their own businesses, would they be offering these redundancies packages (golden handshakes) so easily.

Why don't they do it thru natural attrition, normal retirements and managing poor performance?

 

[Mr_Moogle]

It cracks me up everytime!

Elite "I'm really smart" Crow: I'm really smart but I can't read anything over 3 sentences

Everyone Else in here: Snickers smugly because we all know that no one associated with being intelligent ever complained (this much) about the burden of having to read, ergo, Elite aint elite

Not reading the posts is one thing. It's the way he boasts about not reading the posts that I find a bit weird. It's basically an admission that he's not arguing in good faith, not interested in hearing the other side of the argument etc.

 

[Mutineer]

I was trying to be polite.

Do you know why I don’t read your long posts? Because you ramble and I have no interest in reading your drivel or theories.

So there you have it, your bulls**t bores me, but the economy keeps this up and this time next year your time here will he limited.

Puts the absolute master of waffle Malcolm Turnbull to shame......and that takes some doing....meaningless waffle = zero cut through.

 

[Elite Crow]

Not reading the posts is one thing. It's the way he boasts about not read the posts that I find a bit weird. It's basically an admission that he's not arguing in good faith, not interested in hearing the other side of the argument etc.

Boasts? Your assessment is a bit weird.

And I wasn’t even arguing.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Everyone else except Kane, are you calling him a dummy?

Haha.

There is only so much time to read posts on here, so I tend to skip certain posters who rarely post any quality & also those who have long-winded posts.

 

[kirky]

Haha.

There is only so much time to read posts on here, so I tend to skip certain posters who rarely post any quality & also those who have long-winded posts.

Kane,

You should have been at the premium wine night last Friday night we had a mates place :-

2016 Rockford Black Beauty
2006 Mollydooker Enchanted Path
2007 D’Arenburg Dead Arm
2008 St Hallett Old Block
2010 Hentley Farm Clos Otto
2015 Clarendon Hills Astralis

 

[brucetiki]

Today is 6 years since the Coalition came into power.

'A whopping disappointment': How the Coalition has wasted six years in power

Surely the purpose of government is more than defeating Labor?

www.smh.com.au

 

[StonesThrow]

Had a look for something along these lines but couldn't find anything that seemed to match, can you link?

Tbh I haven't read it fully yet.

Have the effects of monetary policy on inflation and economic activity in New Zealand changed over time? - Reserve Bank of New Zealand

www.rbnz.govt.nz

 

[1970crow]

I thought you'd be the one getting nervous! If it wasn't for how well our foreign sector was doing, it would've been a negative quarter. This also debunks any global headwinds argument that is being applied to our economy, there may be a global slowdown in future but that hasn't done one bit of damage to us yet and our performance for four quarters in a row now has been pitiful.

I'm far from being bothered. My commentary in here is only a sideshow of my economic interest. Thus far things seem to be going nicely with my prediction that attempting a surplus would lead to a recession. From a collecting-data-point-of-view I'd really love a close look at a country that reduces fiscal spending (like we are) and decreases interest rates (like we are) to try and correct a low growth issue (like we have). Many neolib economists would predict that should fix the growth issue. I predict it will do little to nothing. I've looked for clear examples of this but usually govts facing really low growth cut rates and increase spending nearly at the same time, so its hard to conclusively say what caused the subsequent improvement (tho I already know its not rates, its spending). I'm hoping our liberal govt finally smashes a stake through the heart of neoliberal monetarism (the theory that interest rates control growth) by sticking with stubbornly trying for a surplus and pressuring the RBA to cut rates. It would be fitting for them to destroy their own economics.

The cutting of rates also creates a conundrum whereby fools are tempted to get back into the housing market again, driving prices and private debt levels back up, creating essentially a two speed economy which will just exacerbate the problems if / when a recession hits.

Also for anyone who wants to be ahead of the economics game, here is some more info for ya, the media is getting it wrong on US/China. Both of those countries still have ok fundamentals and seem a year or two at least away from a recession. Germany over the past decade has become very trade entwined with both US and China and the trade war is harming Germany greatly, that is then dragging on the EU, which wasn't great to begin with. The biggest problem globally is the Non US Anglosphere (UK, Canada, Aust and NZ) and Japan. All of those countries are trying to get surpluses and all of them are being helped by improving foreign sectors, which makes them go further than they otherwise would've towards surplusville. Anyway, what this means is that all these economies, which combined would be the third largest economy on the planet on a par with China and US are dragging money out of the global economy which will slow that down and then on the back of that are going to tank their own economies (if nothing changes).

So there you go, Australia is causing more of the global problem than the US and China, bet you wont see that in the news.

I’m still waiting on you to provide the list of recessions that followed the Costello/Howard surpluses. You stated recessions always follow surpluses and you’ve been asked numerous times that one exceedingly simple question. You’re full of s**t and anybody that thinks different is a dimwit.

 

[Mutineer]

Kane McGoodwin

EC said you'd be interested....actually he said "sucked in"

 

[Elite Crow]

Kane McGoodwin

EC said you'd be interested....actually he said "sucked in"

Hey I said sucked in to Albo not Kane, I thought Kane would want to know though

 

[Mutineer]

Hey I said sucked in to Albo not Kane, I thought Kane would want to know though

Haha

I don't reckon he'll believe I misquoted you though....

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Kane McGoodwin

EC said you'd be interested....actually he said "sucked in"

Haha, this is quite normal for an opposition leader.

Still like Albo as a more genuine leader compared to Shorten & it's very early days til the next election.

Pity the Libs didn't go for Bishop, but thankfully no Dutton!

 

[Elite Crow]

Haha, this is quite normal for an opposition leader.

Still like Albo as a more genuine leader compared to Shorten & it's very early days til the next election.

Pity the Libs didn't go for Bishop, but thankfully no Dutton!

ScoMo is popular even though the economy is spluttering, that will eventually turn and his popularity will hold.

Albo so far has had no impact and his popularity has been overblown, he’s just a blubberer

 

[StonesThrow]

We all know how accurate polling is

 

[Elite Crow]

The polling got Shortens popularity right

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

ScoMo is popular even though the economy is spluttering, that will eventually turn and his popularity will hold.

Albo so far has had no impact and his popularity has been overblown, he’s just a blubberer

If ScoMo can't get the economy going then it will change very quickly!

Doing well in the polls now is the equivalent of being top of the AFL after 1 month of the season... hardly relevant... as it only really matters come around election time. No point peaking when no one really cares.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

The polling got Shortens popularity right

Well that was the bleeding obvious... unlike the election result.

 

[StonesThrow]

I'm glad that house prices are on the rise again. Was getting worried for a bit there.

 

[StonesThrow]

Did anyone watch 4 corners last night? Real tragic events.

 

[Elite Crow]

I'm glad that house prices are on the rise again. Was getting worried for a bit there.

Given it’s a sign of the strength of the economy I can understand why you’d be worried