Comments on: What the Treasury thinks about inequality

By: Closing the Gap » Paper to NZ Treasury–Max Rashbrooke

Tue, 22 Apr 2014 03:34:25 +0000

[…] click here for this paper […]

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By: Elizabeth Aaron

Fri, 13 Sep 2013 06:32:43 +0000

The Washington Consensus at item 2 says “redirect public spending from subsidies towards broad based provision of key services, education, health and infrastructure” . Item 3 deals with Tax (a) broaden base i.e. GST & the state lottery & (2) moderate marginal rates. These are neo liberal articles of faith to which the Treasury and the Government, whether National or Labour, is wedded and which explains why the Treasury will always be incoherent when talking about the income gap/poverty. Income re-distribution is a complete anathema to the neo-liberal mind.

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By: Thalia

Sun, 14 Jul 2013 19:56:12 +0000

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By: Why people are wrong to think that inequality is all about education - Max Rashbrooke

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 07:18:20 +0000

[…] just like the Treasury, he’s arguing for a very limited – and, I think, flawed – view of what inequality is and how […]

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By: Inequality: even Treasury cares… « The Standard

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 20:20:44 +0000

[…] seems to have been doing some good work – looking at how even Treasury is starting to think about inequity and things beyond GDP […]

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By: Robert Ashe

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 03:58:01 +0000

Nice work, Max. I noticed in that report that Treasury also skew the data on how we rank in the OECD for inequality. You can read more here: http://blog.greens.org.nz/2013/02/01/treasury-fudges-numbers-to-hide-growing-inequality/

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By: Br Graham-Michoel

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 06:04:44 +0000

As Deborah suggests, there is most certainly room for discussion. However, in any debate what must not be lost sight of is the overwhelming fact that there is an all too fast growing and widening gap between rich and poor in this Nation.
It is also clear that to juggle figures is a terribly easy game – whether it be Treasury or the Department of Statistics.
Perhaps the most frightening thing facing this Nation, after poverty, is the fact that this present administration will sell anything, do anything, for a quick buck – and that quick buck falls into the pockets of a favoured few. There is absolutely no morality in that.

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By: Max Rashbrooke

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 01:43:02 +0000

Thanks – I think that’s true about Treasury openness, so fingers crossed…

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By: Deborah

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 01:00:42 +0000

I agree with your assessment that Treasury has been selective about the causes of inequality. They are open to the discussion now though, so there are opportunities for us to inform their thinking. Your book will help!

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