Rick Barker Archive

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    Your front door is open and your property investments are hanging out - by frog



    Labour MP Rick Barker and the people he says he’s been talking to just don’t seem to get it that when you work hard and save you should still pay tax on your earnings! Why should one form of income be tax free? Why not wages too? read more
    February 6, 2010 8:14 am - 112 Comments
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    Government takes an online gamble - by frog



    Last week the Minister of Internal Affairs let the Lotteries Commission introduce online gaming for Lotto products. Online gambling is a highly addictive form of gambling which targets people while they are alone and isolated from their communities. As a safety precaution the Minister has limited the amount that someone can spend on online gambling [...] read more
    April 3, 2008 8:53 am - 38 Comments
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    Sky City’s 2005 investment - by frog



    And, segueing along on the topic of electoral donations, that link I made in the last post to declared donations in 2005 is all old and well pored over by now. However, it is interesting to note that Sky City donated $12,000 to United Future, $60,000 to National, $60,000 to Labour, $12,000 to Jim Anderton [...] read more
    March 3, 2008 1:04 pm - 2 Comments