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Weekly commentary and updates from the Institute for Democratic and Economic Analysis, a think-tank tackling two of New Zealand's biggest issues: economic disparities and political disengagement.
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A hopeful start to the ‘Generational Plan’ journey (opens the original)
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Summary:Barnardos has kick-started a campaign for a ‘Generational Plan’ to ensure all children are thriving by 2050Elsewhere, IDEA’s Forums series ended with a lively debate on SuperannuationAnd announcements by various parties show momentum is building to bring more transparency to politicsPoliticians turn up for the ‘Generational Plan’ starter launch<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!u4Yb!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3
Would supermarket reform really have a “chilling” effect on investment? (opens the original)
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Summary:Business groups have attacked National’s supermarket break-up plan as likely to have a “chilling” effect on investmentBut this rigidly ideological stance is out of sync with the way New Zealanders view, for instance, the compulsory acquisition of properties for road projectsSeparately, IDEA’s Forum on Superannuation reform takes place on MondayNo need to worry about a bad break-up<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!e7oO!,f_auto,q_
Making the case for a Supreme People’s Assembly (opens the original)
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Summary:New Zealand currently spends the equivalent of $4bn a year less on its health services than comparable countries doElsewhere, guest author Ton Bührs argues for the creation of a Supreme Popular Assembly, a kind of super-charged citizens’ assemblyThis assembly, made up of a representative sample of the New Zealand population, would set the overarching direction that elected governments would have to followHealth underfunding in one key graphThe arguments about whether health is underfunde
IDEA’s sweeping new essay on state economic intervention (opens the original)
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Note: We’ve opened up this bulletin to free subscribers as well as paid for two reasons: first, so that our latest publication gets the biggest possible readership, and second, because an email we sent out earlier this week had a broken link. Happy reading!An industrial debate New Zealand cannot ignore<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oy6H!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%
A fantastic first Forum on CGT (opens the original)
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Summary:IDEA’s first-ever Forums event drew a big crowd to hear tax insights from the New Zealand Initiative, Infometrics and independent economistsElsewhere, Wānaka looks set to host New Zealand’s latest citizens’ assemblyTe Pāti Māori’s tax policy, though still immensely radical, is actually slimmed-down from its previous incarnationThe hunger for proper debate is real<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JD1D!,f_auto,q_auto:good,
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