Comments on: Foreign labour doesn’t need to come to NZ to hurt kiwi workers http://blog.greens.org.nz/2007/10/18/foreign-labour-doesnt-need-to-come-to-nz-to-hurt-kiwi-workers/ hopping along the corridors of power Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:30:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: SPC http://blog.greens.org.nz/2007/10/18/foreign-labour-doesnt-need-to-come-to-nz-to-hurt-kiwi-workers/#comment-32517 SPC Fri, 19 Oct 2007 12:18:51 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2007/10/18/foreign-labour-doesnt-need-to-come-to-nz-to-hurt-kiwi-workers/#comment-32517 The other issue is factoring the carbon pollution factor when importing goods made overseas (outside of the Kyoto Accord group). The most obvious method of favouring domestic market production is to end the over valuation of our currency. This also assists domestic production of added value exports This should allow an increase in real wages to workers. Adding GST to the cost of new consumer borrowing would allow the RB to reduce the OCR a similar amount. This should reduce offshore interest in holding financial assets here. Taking GST off rates would offer some popular appeal balance to such a revenue earning measure. The other issue is factoring the carbon pollution factor when importing goods made overseas (outside of the Kyoto Accord group).

The most obvious method of favouring domestic market production is to end the over valuation of our currency. This also assists domestic production of added value exports This should allow an increase in real wages to workers.

Adding GST to the cost of new consumer borrowing would allow the RB to reduce the OCR a similar amount. This should reduce offshore interest in holding financial assets here.

Taking GST off rates would offer some popular appeal balance to such a revenue earning measure.

]]> By: Stu Donovan http://blog.greens.org.nz/2007/10/18/foreign-labour-doesnt-need-to-come-to-nz-to-hurt-kiwi-workers/#comment-32475 Stu Donovan Thu, 18 Oct 2007 23:09:23 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2007/10/18/foreign-labour-doesnt-need-to-come-to-nz-to-hurt-kiwi-workers/#comment-32475 Good work Nik. Chalky Digits is a great NZ made clothing brand ... highly recommended. s. Good work Nik. Chalky Digits is a great NZ made clothing brand … highly recommended.

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]]> By: nik http://blog.greens.org.nz/2007/10/18/foreign-labour-doesnt-need-to-come-to-nz-to-hurt-kiwi-workers/#comment-32473 nik Thu, 18 Oct 2007 22:45:05 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2007/10/18/foreign-labour-doesnt-need-to-come-to-nz-to-hurt-kiwi-workers/#comment-32473 I appreciate the reference to norsewear. Three years ago I discovered icebreaker, and stocked my wardrobe full of made in nz merino (which I still wear). Once they moved production overseas, I didn't have to look around too far to find a made in nz alternative (norsewear) and I haven't bought an icebreaker product since. I won't be buying anything from norsewear either, since there are many other options - chalkydigits, anyone? I wonder whether any of these companies have realised yet how much of their success was due to customer loyalty, and whether we are really so easy to replace.... p.s. the chalkydigits summer catalogue just came out.... I appreciate the reference to norsewear. Three years ago I discovered icebreaker, and stocked my wardrobe full of made in nz merino (which I still wear). Once they moved production overseas, I didn’t have to look around too far to find a made in nz alternative (norsewear) and I haven’t bought an icebreaker product since. I won’t be buying anything from norsewear either, since there are many other options - chalkydigits, anyone? I wonder whether any of these companies have realised yet how much of their success was due to customer loyalty, and whether we are really so easy to replace….

p.s. the chalkydigits summer catalogue just came out….

]]> By: jh http://blog.greens.org.nz/2007/10/18/foreign-labour-doesnt-need-to-come-to-nz-to-hurt-kiwi-workers/#comment-32416 jh Thu, 18 Oct 2007 04:54:02 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2007/10/18/foreign-labour-doesnt-need-to-come-to-nz-to-hurt-kiwi-workers/#comment-32416 People who talk about equilibrium in the labour market in a globabalised world need to consider the figures "during the 20th century, human population multiplied from 1.6 billion to 6.1 billion people," http://www.sierraclub.org/population/ I had a great conversation with a farmer today. His Dairy farmer nieghbours had made his well go dry..luckily one of them used a new well to supply his house. He visited a demonstration of Pegasus town and gave the presenter a hell of a hard time over sewage, traffic, electricity and (apparently) the area was under water for 3 days in 1953.... Not a prospective Green Party type (despite the name).... People who talk about equilibrium in the labour market in a globabalised world need to consider the figures

“during the 20th century, human population multiplied from 1.6 billion to 6.1 billion people,”
http://www.sierraclub.org/population/

I had a great conversation with a farmer today. His Dairy farmer nieghbours had made his well go dry..luckily one of them used a new well to supply his house. He visited a demonstration of Pegasus town and gave the presenter a hell of a hard time over sewage, traffic, electricity and (apparently) the area was under water for 3 days in 1953…. Not a prospective Green Party type (despite the name)….

]]> By: jh http://blog.greens.org.nz/2007/10/18/foreign-labour-doesnt-need-to-come-to-nz-to-hurt-kiwi-workers/#comment-32413 jh Thu, 18 Oct 2007 03:52:53 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2007/10/18/foreign-labour-doesnt-need-to-come-to-nz-to-hurt-kiwi-workers/#comment-32413 Two more words : property market. Two more words : property market.

]]> By: Nick C http://blog.greens.org.nz/2007/10/18/foreign-labour-doesnt-need-to-come-to-nz-to-hurt-kiwi-workers/#comment-32412 Nick C Thu, 18 Oct 2007 03:44:28 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2007/10/18/foreign-labour-doesnt-need-to-come-to-nz-to-hurt-kiwi-workers/#comment-32412 Two words: Labour Market Two words: Labour Market

]]> By: jh http://blog.greens.org.nz/2007/10/18/foreign-labour-doesnt-need-to-come-to-nz-to-hurt-kiwi-workers/#comment-32407 jh Thu, 18 Oct 2007 02:53:33 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2007/10/18/foreign-labour-doesnt-need-to-come-to-nz-to-hurt-kiwi-workers/#comment-32407 One third of the workforce in Queenstown are foreigner's. In some ways it is recipricol (Kiwis work in Japan etc), but I heard (second hand) that one tour guide in Queenstown got "$20 for a 4 hour" stint. One third of the workforce in Queenstown are foreigner’s. In some ways it is recipricol (Kiwis work in Japan etc), but I heard (second hand) that one tour guide in Queenstown got “$20 for a 4 hour” stint.

]]> By: PeterExitsLeft http://blog.greens.org.nz/2007/10/18/foreign-labour-doesnt-need-to-come-to-nz-to-hurt-kiwi-workers/#comment-32405 PeterExitsLeft Thu, 18 Oct 2007 02:35:03 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2007/10/18/foreign-labour-doesnt-need-to-come-to-nz-to-hurt-kiwi-workers/#comment-32405 Comparative advantage. We've got a lot better things to do than manufacture low-value commodities... Comparative advantage.

We’ve got a lot better things to do than manufacture low-value commodities…

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