On Dignity In Twisted Mind

The Green Party is calling for a one-off tax on large companies making record profits of late due to high inflation fuelled by the pandemic, energy crisis and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Under the windfall tax proposal, the money raised would then support people struggling with the cost-of-living crisis.

“An excess profit tax would be a simple and effective way for large corporations to pay their fair share, unlocking the resources all of us need to live with dignity, put a roof over our heads and food on the table,” Green Party finance spokeswoman Julie Anne Genter said.

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Allow me a couple of comments on the text:

• “High inflation fuelled by the pandemic, energy crisis and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine” – As usually, both the politicians and the media keep omitting the fact that money printing by the government is one of the main contributors to the high inflation. If we have more money without creating more value, the existing value gets “diluted”, that means the same product or service costs more. That’s the definition of inflation.
• “All of us need” – The mean household income of a New Zealand household is $112,000 – $117,000 NZD. A member of parliament earns $160,000 – $180,000 NZD plus expenses. Yet our Green Party politicians dare to write about “resources all of us need”.
• “To live in dignity” – Unfortunately their idea of dignity is so twisted. For them it is to take from somebody without asking permission and to give to somebody else (including themselves) to buy support and votes. The true dignity means not to be dependent on government support. It means even more, it means to be able to support or help others. What do they do to achieve that? Green party was a part of the previous government and it has a deal with the current government. What did they do to improve the situation of the ordinary people? What did they do to prevent those record profits of corporations in times when ordinary people face the cost-of-living crisis? They did nothing. And the only thing they can suggest now is to grab without the owners’ consent.