socialism

Look at Russel Norman…body like a half-sucked throatie…wimp, even had his flag taken off him by some Chinese…socialist. Look at most hipsters and green supporters..wimps…weeds. Not a real bloke among them.

Now we know why. Tough blokes are more right wing.

Arnold Schwarzenegger – massive biceps, huge shoulders, Republican…case closed

And stronger men are more likely to protect their resources while weaker males favour more socialist views such as wealth distribution, researchers claim.

Psychological scientists Michael Bang Petersen of Denmark’s Aarhus University, and Daniel Sznycer of the University of California, say political motivations may have evolutionary links to physical strength.

The scientists say men’s upper body strength predicts and influences their political opinions and this link reflects psychological traits that evolved in response to our early ancestral environments and continue to influence behaviour today.

“While many think of politics as a modern phenomenon, it has – in a sense – always been with our species,” they say.  Read more »

We don’t have to look far to know what will happen if a Green led Labour coalition wins government. One word…Detroit.

Fran O’Sullivan outlines her thoughts on the Green/Labour power sabotage:

It’s blatantly obvious that Labour and the Greens have been attempting to short the returns the National-led Government expects to receive through next week’s Mighty River Power float.

Yup, and the gloating of the likes of Gareth Hughes in his now infamous Hey Clint moment was brutally apparent.

[T]ilting at the style of the political intervention and asking the two parties to withdraw their interventionist plan is a waste of space. Not because of their own rationale in doing so (this was soundly based). But because Labour leader David Shearer and Greens leader Russel Norman don’t give a damn about such requests at the midway point of the electoral cycle.

The 10 leading business lobbyists – including major leaders such as BusinessNZ’s Phil O’Reilly and the Chamber of Commerce’s Michael Barnett – who sent a public letter to Labour and the Greens this week – know this in their bones.

They know that the two parties are “not for turning” (at least in the short term). It makes political sense for the politicians to damn the power companies as rapacious commercial beasts, led by overpaid directors and chief executives who will suck all the spare cash out at consumers’ expense.

This tactic works well for Labour and the Greens with their own political power base. Their supporters hate fat cats. Demonising the power company bosses could rile them enough to ensure more of Labour’s and the Greens’ voting base actually turn up to cast a vote in 2014. Or so the hope goes.  Read more »

After announcing their plans for economic sabotage masquerading as power policy, the beltway started chattering about how the supposed Green/Labour alternative can work together.

Don’t tell Shane Jones.

Just look at the body language of Shane Jones. He actually loathes the little Green twerp Gareth Hughes.

It will be interesting to see a Green/Labour government unfold, just for pure giggles.

The country might not like what they get though.

The ALP is struggling to recruit members. It seems there is simply no reason at all to join the party. it is probably why so many ratbags are rising to the surface.

Labor party membership is plummeting and people don’t see a reason to join the party, Labor elder John Faulkner says.

“Party membership is not only declining in number but it is ageing,” Mr Faulkner, who was part of a Whitlam Institute panel in the western Sydney suburb of Parramatta, said.  Read more »

Grant Robertson has made an extraordinary promise on behalf of the Labour Party.

While Leader David Shearer hides overseas from the fallout over Labour’s economic vandalism masquerading as power policy, Robertson as acting Leader, has promised no intervention in any other market.

This is back-peddling at its finest, because Shearer as Labour Leader, has been promising all sorts of opportunist meddling.

Who are you going to believe? Grant or David?

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After announcing their intention to intervene and gut the power market and destroy shareholder wealth Labour have been on the back foot facing claims that if their rationale is to be believed on power then why not intervene in other markets.

David Shearer of course is nowhere to be seen, he dropped this policy on Thursday afternoon, promptly made for the airport and bolted like a coward, leaving Grant Robertson and David Parker to unconvincingly defend the biggest lurch to the left since like forever.

Now they are saying they won’t intervene in any other market. They have been forced to because it is now apparent the damage their policy announcement is currently doing to the NZ economy. This is the start of an embarrassing backdown for Labour.

Labour Party deputy leader Grant Robertson has moved to try and reassure financial markets that its sudden lurch to favour central planning in the electricity industry is one-off.

In a statement attacking Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce, Mr Robertson says: “Labour makes no apology for stepping in to fix problems in the electricity sector. But this is not a signal that Labour is going to intervene elsewhere in the economy.

“As we said on the day we launched NZ Power, we have no plans to intervene in any other markets.”

That of course is a lie. Labour has plenty of plans for intervention.  Read more »

Ganesh Nana has claimed he has no political motivation for his ringing endorsement and analysis of  the Green/Labour economic terrorism power policy.

Berl’s chief economist is defending himself from Government criticism over his analysis of the Labour – Greens plan to nationalise power pricing.

Ganesh Nana claims the reduced power prices would create more than $400 million worth of economic activity.

Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce says the numbers are fanciful.

But Dr Nana says he has used standard textbook stuff and denies he is politically motivated.  Read more »

William Curtayne from Milford Asset Management was on ZB last night with Larry Williams.

He calmly skewers the Green/Labour terrorists for their claims about power prices in NZ.

Meanwhile Grant Robertson has come out saying John Key is living in la-la land for saying exactly the same thing:

John Key’s claim this morning that Kiwis aren’t paying too much for their power shows just how out of touch he is, says Labour’s Deputy Leader Grant Robertson.

“John Key should tell that to the Kiwis who dread opening their power bill every month, who think twice about turning the heater on and worry that it’s too expensive to have the electric blanket going this early in the year.  Read more »

Labour follows closely behind the UK in its policy making. In the UK they have the Fabian Society and a branch has been formed here in New Zealand for hard core Labour lefties.

Selwyn Pellett, Bernard Hickey and David Parker et al are all either members or contributors of the Fabians in New Zealand. One wonders if they will take the lead of the UK and implement a policy like that proposed over there…raising taxes off of the back of those filthy rich pensioners?

Pensioners’ taxes should increase, their benefits be cut, and a tax on property wealth should be introduced in order to share the pain of austerity with today’s hard-up workers, a think-tank said today.

The income gap between pensioners and workers has shrunk massively in the last few decades, so taxes should be raised on those in retirement, the Fabian Society said.

Middle-income working households enjoyed an income 93 per cent above that of middle-income retired households when Margaret Thatcher came to power in 1979, but that figure is now 37 per cent.

High-levels of home ownership among older people means the older generation are in effect far better off, as middle-income workers’ wages now stagnate and they cannot afford to buy a home.  Read more »