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"I don't have a problem with raising taxes, as long as I'm getting bang for my buck."
#CameronBagrie, economist, 2026
This is a very Scandinavian sentiment, and I get the impression this is how even many very comfortable people in Aotearoa are feeling now. Greens, TPM, and especially TOP, have all proved raising taxes isn't a vote loser, when paired with smart plans about how to use the resulting revenue.
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"I think there's too much social journalism today and there's not enough business journalism."
#CameronBagrie, "boutique" economics consultant, Bagrie Economics, 2025
https://www.rova.nz/podcasts/the-bradbury-group/episodes/tvnz-poll-shock-and-nz-economy-laid-bare
Ok, Boomer.
Bagrie goes on to list a bunch of purely theoretical measures, none of which have anything to do with the purpose of an economy; getting shit people need produced, and distributed.
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