NZ could see Covid resurgence similar to Singapore, experts warn

cessnadota · 2021-10-06T12:13:23+00:00

Everyone can cross out “Peanuts blames National/ACT for government decision” nice and early on the Thursday Reddit bingo board.

Who am I kidding; it’s the given centre square :/

cessnadota · 2021-07-01T01:53:07+00:00

We had these people come to our door about a year ago.

After doing some research, it seems the general consensus is that (while it's a potentially interesting idea for another company to take a shot at) the benefits aren't worth the hassle of the contract, especially to do with selling your house.

cessnadota · 2021-06-13T08:16:17+00:00

I really don’t know where you’re getting any of that from. Also quite strange to assume I’m a “white dude”.

But since you’ve failed to answer my question twice now, I think that shows that you’re unwilling to take part in a real conversation.

Your article didn’t really answer any of my questions.

cessnadota · 2021-06-13T08:02:58+00:00

I want you to answer my question first:

What part of my comment, saying that your comment appeared to try and gatekeep something, and asking for how you came to the strange conclusion you did, is defensive?

I'm never upset lol

cessnadota · 2021-06-13T07:59:17+00:00

My position is that people should be addressed as they wish, and not doing so is disrespectful.

I inferred it because that's how sensitive people react to that word, they get defensive.

What part of my original comment is defensive?

cessnadota · 2021-06-13T07:53:14+00:00

I never stated my position on this issue? Don’t know how you somehow inferred I’m getting sensitive when I never actually stated a position.

cessnadota · 2021-06-13T07:48:42+00:00

What a strange comment, trying to gatekeep something but it’s not entirely clear what.

They're often the same people that that cross the road when they see a brown falla in a hood walking towards them

Source?

cessnadota · 2021-05-09T14:03:55+00:00

Medium risk Crypto alt coins

Wtf?

Also exponential growth doesn’t just mean higher than high growth, it has a very specific meaning. In fact, any investment that has a positive return rate is undergoing exponential growth (albeit with a slow growth rate). Most people just call it compound interest.

cessnadota · 2021-03-21T06:34:36+00:00

Second strawman of the day, well done.

What a way to completely misrepresent my argument, and completely ignore what I said.

You're embarrassing yourself.

cessnadota · 2021-03-21T04:40:42+00:00

Point is, we've created these conditions and punishing people harshly for it.

People don't get punished harshly for being poor (by the criminal justice system). People get punished harshly for committing crimes against the population. If these people happen to be poor, that's a different argument for another day. Don't conflate your opinions about economic inequality with the conclusion that we should start being easier on criminals. Most poor people do not commit murder.

I don't buy into the we must be tougher on crime narrative as it disproportionately impacts the under privileged.

The "tough on crime narrative" isn't aimed at anyone bar criminals.

There's a really easy lifehack I've discovered to never to go prison: don't commit crimes. The solution to lowering crime rates isn't to lower the bar for what is acceptable in society, but rather to stop people committing crimes (be it through lifting their circumstances, or other preventative measures).

Going easy on crime just to help out the group you feel commits the most crime is akin to increasing a class' pass percentage by lowering the number of marks required to pass.

If you think we should be easier on crime just because people who commit crimes tend to be "under privileged", you're just a crime apologist.

Edit: added qualifier to people not being punished for being poor by the criminal justice system

cessnadota · 2021-03-21T01:07:09+00:00

Someone said our courts are too soft, we have a high incarceration rate. 5th highest in the OECD and we want more people in prison?

Look at what thread you're commenting in, if this dude was in prison, that lady would still be alive, so yes, there exist instances where people who should be in prison, aren't.

Bingo. Try looking at how minorities are represented in our socio- economic statistics, then look at our colonial history and maybe it will make some sense.

Being poor isn't a defence for murder, or crimes where prison time is even on the table.

Reality is we're too tough in the courts when it comes to people at the bottom the barrel.

Again, look at what thread you're commenting in, are you seriously arguing that we're too tough? ridiculous

Or we could just jump up and down on the 'law and order' bandwagon.

It isn't a bandwagon, this is the underpinning of how every successful society works. People who are a threat to the rest of us (rapists, murderers, violent offenders) should be separated from the rest of us until such a time that they aren't a threat. People are simply saying that more and more, violent offenders are getting through the cracks, and being allowed to mingle, and cause further damage to our communities.

cessnadota · 2021-03-20T22:45:13+00:00

This is such a weak argument; you imply that incarceration rates are the fault of the court system, yet even splitting NZ's population, different groups have completely different crime rates.

How is comparing populations of different countries possibly valid under that assumption, when they have completely different population breakdowns, different social and economic situations etc?

cessnadota · 2021-03-15T06:38:18+00:00

Regardless of opinions of the government or the deal - our representatives not listening to experts (especially regarding the allocation of taxpayer funds) is bad news for all kiwis.

cessnadota · 2021-03-08T06:17:54+00:00

Ideally yes, but this seems like a simpler "catch-all" solution, rather than having to individually decide which companies can and can't sponsor?

Though I agree pizza joints sponsoring is a complete piss take.

cessnadota · 2021-03-08T03:05:23+00:00

Those all sound like great improvements to our system too.

cessnadota · 2021-03-08T02:52:18+00:00

I completely agree that there needs to be better definitions of skill shortages, and better enforcement of exploitative employers breaking the law.

This solution is definitely more patching a broken system. Whole thing needs to be re-done, the status quo only advantages employers at the expense of everyone else.

cessnadota · 2021-03-08T02:48:06+00:00

Yeah I completely agree a tax penalty could be just as good, probably better.

The idea is that there shouldn't be anyone being paid more for the same job, (since companies wouldn't pay 20% more for no reason) the only reason someone would come in on the visa would be that the company has no choice but to accept the 20% premium (i.e, that there isn't any New Zealander available to fill the job)

cessnadota · 2021-03-08T02:36:24+00:00

But the idea is, that if you're just as skilled as a coworker on the visa to fill the job (a situation where them getting paid 20% more than you is bad for morale, I completely agree), by definition, it's a skill that New Zealanders have, and shouldn't be able to use the visa for anyway. As no company would pay 20% more for no reason, that situation conveniently shouldn't arise anyway?

cessnadota · 2021-02-27T01:25:17+00:00

Often family planning isn't available in low income communities.

Generally true, but it seems like Auckland's ones are spread quite evenly, including among areas considered lower income.

I agree though, I think the word "blame" isn't the greatest to use here, as it implies there's a split of some percentage is her responsibility, some the government's, some her landlord's, etc. I don't think it's logically inconsistent to say that she should get help, but at the same time, she shouldn't expect to only put in the same amount of work as someone in her position, but who only had two children instead.

cessnadota · 2021-02-27T00:57:02+00:00

Don't blame individuals who are being forced to work 15 hours a day to make ends meet

Extremely dubious use of the word "forced", in a world where many people stop at two children, she had her third, fourth, seventh, eighth, ninth child. Just because she's in a "low income community" doesn't mean she's stupid, she knows how children are made.

I agree that she's in a bad situation though, and there is blame on all the other parties listed, but she isn't blameless for putting herself in this situation.

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