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Bernard Hickey
@bernardchickey.bsky.social
Podcaster and newsletter writer about housing, climate and poverty in Aotearoa. Free and paid versions here: open.substack.com/pub/thekaka?r=akd4&utm_medium=ios
1.1k followers248 following248 posts
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Remember this: a Government is not like a household or business. It cannot be compartmentalised and treated like a collection of profit and loss centres. 1/3

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TFtonywelly.bsky.social

But Aotearoa NZ is being run by a former CEO with a business mindset. Not a PM.

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DMnzheretic.bsky.social

🧵♻️ #nzpol

BHbernardchickey.bsky.social

It can never run out of money while issuing debt in its own currency that floats, and the effects of cuts in one or more places (housing, health & public transport) will inevitably squirt out over time in higher spending elsewhere (A&Es, prisons, mental health facilities). 2/3

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JKdialogcrm.bsky.social

The hardest myth to break. Austerity sells well to a certain group of donors but hurts all.

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SMstevemcilhatton.bsky.social

Anyone going into Parliament should do a mandatory course on the difference between micro and macro economics

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Bernard Hickey
@bernardchickey.bsky.social
Podcaster and newsletter writer about housing, climate and poverty in Aotearoa. Free and paid versions here: open.substack.com/pub/thekaka?r=akd4&utm_medium=ios
1.1k followers248 following248 posts
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