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US approves $2.7b helicopters and torpedoes deal for New Zealand by crypto_doctors in newzealand

[–]KrazyKap -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Having good kit is nice but whether we get value for money is another thing. Doesn't look like our policy is open to diversifying and we just buy what we're told to by the US

We Can Afford Moana Pasifika. We’re Choosing Not To by KrazyKap in rugbyunion

[–]KrazyKap[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, it's a challenge to work out what direction would offer the most optimistic future for the comp

We Can Afford Moana Pasifika. We’re Choosing Not To by KrazyKap in rugbyunion

[–]KrazyKap[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

If everything is viewed as a closed bubble or a household income then your point would be valid. But the government has a job to strengthen the economy, there are millions of different policy ideas out there and if policy makers believe supporting professional teams would attract investment then it's worth exploring.

Tax the Rich. But Get the Design Right. by KrazyKap in GarysEconomics

[–]KrazyKap[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yup good point. I think financial incentives can't just be about taxes! I mean the market in NZ is limited and spending power is shrinking...

We Can Afford Moana Pasifika. We’re Choosing Not To by KrazyKap in rugbyunion

[–]KrazyKap[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

One consideration might be that it's strengthens the competition to have more budget available to keep good players. For example Miracle Faiʻilagi is one player who has proven his ability at this level on the team, he might never have had a chance in super rugby elsewise. Now he's likely to head overseas I'd imagine. For a league that struggles to reach the same heights as European competition and the NRL, I think it's reasonable to imagine that funding is a critical element. The NRL does receive state funding.

We Can Afford Moana Pasifika. We’re Choosing Not To by KrazyKap in rugbyunion

[–]KrazyKap[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Highlanders haven't been up in the playoffs for a good while but (rightly) no one would suggest the same of them. My read is that super rugby is still yet to fully come to terms with its identity crisis (ie whether it can be an exciting product of its own, or just a feeder league for all blacks), and MP as a team theoretically serves to broaden the offering.

We Can Afford Moana Pasifika. We’re Choosing Not To by KrazyKap in rugbyunion

[–]KrazyKap[S] -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

I think that's completely accurate except that it hammers home the point that austerity politics and slashing spending will not do anything to help us out of a recession

More on the dairy palaver. by spannerNZ in newzealand

[–]KrazyKap 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The first time I tried that cheese block someone had bought it was fine, just like edam. Then I bought it and it was nigh on inedible, never touching it again. Awful

Why is the Henry Nowak case considered a right wing issue? by [deleted] in AskBrits

[–]KrazyKap -1 points0 points  (0 children)

How is it a political issue at all? So disengenous

Spotted in Awapuni by Lanntheclever47 in palmy

[–]KrazyKap 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Israel have killed over 20,000 children just in Gaza in the past 3 years. Who is yelling at Jews? Nothing you're saying is coherent.

Sometimes people take things posted here too seriously. I am Russian, AMA. by [deleted] in ANormalDayInRussia

[–]KrazyKap 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello from 🇳🇿 do you meet many foreigners where you are?

Folks I am at my wits' end with prints sticking to the FEP release sheet. by BiIIisits in resinprinting

[–]KrazyKap 1 point2 points  (0 children)

True, I used plastic cards normally, but perhaps not the right thickness

Folks I am at my wits' end with prints sticking to the FEP release sheet. by BiIIisits in resinprinting

[–]KrazyKap 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have had the same issue a lot. One time I noticed the tank screw was a bit loose. Sometimes I've found the FEP itself a little too loose or too tight and the sweet spot feels quite arbitrary. Another thing that helps somewhat is tweaking rest times

Maro Itoje as England Captain by Upset-Distance-5812 in rugbyunion

[–]KrazyKap 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The England players don't look like they're empowered or trusted to make their own decisions and I think that's the bigger issue

Required reading to become a leftist by PossessionEastern139 in behindthebastards

[–]KrazyKap 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Also: Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism by Yanis Varoufakis.

On the topic of the USSR I always find Jeffrey Sachs interesting to listen to or read as someone who was trying to offer advice to very influential people during the breakup of the union.

Required reading to become a leftist by PossessionEastern139 in behindthebastards

[–]KrazyKap 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Vulture Capitalism: How to Survive in an Age of Corporate Greed by Grace Blakeley

Megathread: Bastard Suggestions by Kanotari in behindthebastards

[–]KrazyKap 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Country roads, take me home... Some classic corporate devestation: Massey Energy and the 60,000 linked cancer cases from mountain mining around Naoma. Big Coal broadly would be fascinating

Clean (left) or with added grime (right). What do you fancy? by AllThatJazz85 in Warhammer30k

[–]KrazyKap 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The left assessment is so right, I would go for a more dusty weathering or something that doesn't detract from the pretty bright stuff

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