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Old 01-30-2025, 08:41 AM   #4752
Cecil Terwilliger
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New Zealand tried this recipe in October 2023 when a right-wing government#swept to power#on a similar wave of populist anger. The results so far? Government debt is#now forecast to be higher. The deficit is#getting worse, and#GDP has fallen#at its fastest rate since 1991. Unemployment is#increasing rapidly, particularly among#young people.

The big winners have been higher-income earners who benefited disproportionately from tax cuts, and landlords.

https://www.thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025...e-New-Zealand/
That's shocking. And by shocking I mean completely expected. Can't wait until that's us when PP is PM.
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