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Here Stephen Miller tries to convince us the paying welfare is somehow making governments broke (obviously ignoring military spending): It turns out that Tony Blair leans on the same shitty neo-lib maths in his latest missive: It is no coincidence that Miller and Blair are trying to convince us to “other” the sick and weak…
Blairs treatment as some sort of left-wing voice has mystified me. Even the Wicked Witch of the West saw through him: In 2002, twelve years after Margaret Thatcher left office, she was asked at a dinner what was her greatest achievement. Thatcher replied: “Tony Blair and New Labour. We forced our opponents to change their minds.”…
I could choose to live anywhere in the world. 14 years ago I chose to settle in NZ for the rest of my life. There was one very considered reason: the future. I take as guidance 1 law: the law of requisite variety. The larger the variety of actions available to a control system, the larger the variety of…
… huh, how ’bout that? You pimp individuality over collective responsibility, allow for aggressive gentrification and the rich people will come in, enjoy it and leave nothing behind. It’s almost like removing any chance of long term sustainability removes your ability to weather shock events. https://sfstandard.com/2024/10/30/burning-man-is-desperate-for-cash/
… the “patient” kids weren’t demonstrating “self-control” – rather, their willingness to wait for a second marshmallow reflected a charmed life in which adults came through with the goodies they promised. That same charmed life saw those subjects enrolled in the best schools, backstopped by tutors and college application consultants, significant parental financial contributions to…
The Wellington agency is more than three times the size of the Productivity Commission it replaced, hiring 91 staff. That’s despite ACT, and coalition partner National, campaigning to reduce the public sector wage bill, make 15,000 public servants redundant and slash “wasteful spending” in the sector. The anti-red tape ministry was a flagship policy for [David] Seymour…
… just maybe Hey there neo-liberalism. Careful the door doesn’t hit you on the ass on the way out.
Dave5 