All the more reason Ukraine needs our support.

This is helping a democracy resist foreign conquest, not some arbitrary ‘war on terror’.

We can. We’ve just chosen to spend billions on tax cuts that (as always) disproportionately help the upper echelons of wealth in this country.

We could easily fund all of this by simply having a fair tax system. We choose not to.

Our contribution has mostly been assisting in military training, humanitarian aid and giving them some ageing equipment. Last I checked our per capita contribution to Ukraine was lower than even Russian allies like China. We can and should do more.

I agree we should be supporting the Palestinians, but these two stances aren’t mutually exclusive.

We have more than enough to look after our own people AND support democracies fighting for their freedom.

Defending a democracy being invaded by their autocratic neighbour is something I fully support. We should be doing everything in our (limited) power to help.

The issues you've raised are important, but the fix for that isn't abandoning Ukraine, it's a fair and balanced tax system.

"He's got sharp pointed teeth.. He can leap about.. LOOK AT THE BONES!"

Nah, at some point the simulation we live in is going to round down to save computing power.

We declared war on Germany, and the German state that was involved in that conflict no longer exists.

It might be worth a shot trying to get Germany to pay for it, but regardless, we just need to muck in and get it done.

The costs are only 1/2 of a flag referendum. Let's get on it!

The costs of an oil spill isn't just financial..

Gunning for those Men's Rights votes.

David Seymour - the man who'll defend a neo-nazi's right to free speech one week, and gag doctors from speaking on health issues the next.

Also they never sold it in many countries.

Not only do they cost more, the greater surface area means your cold drink warms up faster.

Neat.

I bought a Tesla years ago before Elon completely removed the mask.

No way I’d buy one now, but I also don’t want to sell it early and lose a tonne of money.

The Tesla board should intervene and remove him, but they won’t because he’s stacked it with yes men like his brother.

Words are great, but we really should be committing more support for Ukraine.

Seymour is saying the government is useless at owning things.

I’m saying the government owning state owned enterprises provides an additional revenue stream for the government coffers that doesn’t rely on taxes.

The fact that SOEs are run like any other corporation, just with the government as the shareholder, means they’re just as effective as any other corporate entity.

So Seymour is wrong.

???

State owned enterprises are run like corporations but pay dividends to the government as shareholder. Eg, Kiwibank, NZ Post, Kiwirail, what’s left of the power companies etc.

It's no worse than anywhere else to be honest and mostly limited to older people.

Counterpoint: The more revenue the government earns from state owned enterprises, the less of a burden there will be on taxpayers.

Notifications etc I can understand if you don’t know how to use tech properly.

What I don’t understand is how every older person seems to have loud speakerphone conversations in public. They had landlines most of their lives so why do this?

That desktop app really is super hot garbage.