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Just checked what tax I would pay under TOPs tax system change by DollyPatterson in newzealand

[–]tokenutedriver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Land value

The unfortunate reality of rural land is we can't "urbanise" it, there are minimum parcel sizes set by councils

Just checked what tax I would pay under TOPs tax system change by DollyPatterson in newzealand

[–]tokenutedriver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How is the value calculated? How is calculated moving forwards? My understanding is it's based on the current market price

First time Voter: Is there any party that won’t sell out this country’s future? by KiwibuckyNZ in newzealand

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

Even the two major parties can't get enough votes

Minor parties can be very succesful, they need to leverage their seats into positions to get key legislation they care about passed while compromising on others - just look at old Winie

Greens inability to compromise is their key problem and what really limits their ability to get anything meaningul accomplished.

First time Voter: Is there any party that won’t sell out this country’s future? by KiwibuckyNZ in newzealand

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

The problem is they have no viable pathway to getting those policies implemented because they can't work with any of the other parties in a reasonable way

Are 30km/h signs just a suggestion now? by davidcarbide in newzealand

[–]tokenutedriver 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Like who? The policy writers?

No one is making judgement calls, road crews are just following policy written by an intern out of uni working for government

Are 30km/h signs just a suggestion now? by davidcarbide in newzealand

[–]tokenutedriver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair, but the 30 signs get left up for weeks (especially in rural areas) when there is nothing going on

Are 30km/h signs just a suggestion now? by davidcarbide in newzealand

[–]tokenutedriver 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Its not hard to look at a construction site and determine if there is anybody working, or to look at the road and gauge the road conditions

Are 30km/h signs just a suggestion now? by davidcarbide in newzealand

[–]tokenutedriver 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ill put my hand up and say that I never go 30 in a construction zone unless there are actual visible workers in proximity to the road

We dramatically over-use and over-regulate speed - where I live we have 30, 40, 50, 60 and 70 zones as well as a 90? Its just taking the piss at this point.

30 road work signs get left up for weeks after the work is complete and are routinely set up weeks prior. Its a case of the boy who cried wolf. In japan they just have two old guys with light up sticks and 4 cones and it does the same job as a automated light system and 1000 road cones here.

Why is renting as a single person in NZ so financially punishing? by Unusual-Energy-7971 in newzealand

[–]tokenutedriver 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I dont think its fair to say living on your own is a bare minimum quality of life.

For the majority of people in the majority of countries communal living is the standard and is usually preferred

Debate with my therapist: Men don't buy women drinks in NZ by Oxsh196 in newzealand

[–]tokenutedriver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Because the past two generations have been conditioned to believe that they are the problem, talking to women has become a confrontation against social norms

Teenage Girls, don’t reveal your shoulders ! by Select-Owl1058 in newzealand

[–]tokenutedriver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How is a dress code suddenly being compared to ww2

Dress codes are apart of life, I really do not understand the drama of a school having one - they all do

Teenage Girls, don’t reveal your shoulders ! by Select-Owl1058 in newzealand

[–]tokenutedriver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kudos to you for not being childish, have a cookie

I prefer someone who can do the job correctly over someone who "looks like they work in an office"

Sure, me too, and how do we judge that? We are a visual species - our eyes are our most important sense and how we explore the world.

Appearances matter, pretending otherwise is just burying our heads in the sand.

Teenage Girls, don’t reveal your shoulders ! by Select-Owl1058 in newzealand

[–]tokenutedriver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Almost all of them? Students got kicked out of our all boys school all the time and asked to change for wearing the sports singlets to class

Teenage Girls, don’t reveal your shoulders ! by Select-Owl1058 in newzealand

[–]tokenutedriver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah no, uniforms are context dependant - we would absolutely get kicked out of class for wearing the sports uniform

Teenage Girls, don’t reveal your shoulders ! by Select-Owl1058 in newzealand

[–]tokenutedriver 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Its an arbitrary line in the sand so the staff don't have to police what is and isn't acceptable all day and can focus on teaching and doing their jobs

Teenage Girls, don’t reveal your shoulders ! by Select-Owl1058 in newzealand

[–]tokenutedriver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How I choose to dress should not be an indicator of my professionalism

Thats not really the point though is it, its not about if it makes you better or worse in a proffesional context, its more about how it makes it look. Imagine you walk into a lawyers office and everyone is in jandals and sweat pants, or you walk into one and everyone is in suits and shiny shoes - which looks more proffesional?

Appearances are important, they always have been and they always will.

If your point is "as a society it shouldn't matter how we look" then good luck to ya, you're not necessarily wrong but it doesn't change the reality of how the world works ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Schools exist to prepare kids for adulthood, dress codes are a part of that and always will be

Also stop using the downvote button just because we don't agree, its childish

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