Warwick Sharples

@NZNationalParty Bullshit trickle-down bollocks

Our long term economic plan is how we lift wages and give you more choices about what you do with your hard earned money.

By reinvesting back office savings in the frontline, we can keep taxes low while investing in the frontline public services you deserve. We’re fixing the basics and building the future.

@PMol07 @nettieg3

@nettieg3 Yeah, you missed the intense work achieved in order to combat the shit economy you lefty pricks forced on NZ citizens

@allbe0 @nettieg3

@nettieg3 How about listing all the amazing positives in the budget instead of your BS list.

@RusselNorman So many greedy bastards

Just a reminder that the IRD found that the wealthiest 311 families in NZ only pay 8.9% tax on income. beehive.govt.nz/release/ird-re….

@SimeonBrownMP Why would he need to read something so predictable?

Chris Hipkins just stood up in the House and delivered a speech he'd written before he'd even seen the Budget. Think about that. He didn't read it, he didn't consider a single line of it, he just dusted off the attack lines his team cooked up days ago and read them out word for word. That tells you everything you need to know about Chris Hipkins. He isn't interested in what's actually good for New Zealand, he's interested in opposing for opposition's sake. The Budget National delivered today is all about securing New Zealand's future. It means more surgeries, more cancer treatments and shorter wait times for patients who've been waiting too long. It means more police on the beat, more prison officers keeping communities safe, and more criminals being held to account. And it means Kiwi kids getting a world-class education, with the basics taught brilliantly and real pathways into the trades and industries that will power our economy. Hipkins opposed every one of those boosts to frontline services before he'd even read the Budget. He'd rather play politics than back the things that will actually make a difference to New Zealanders. And he had nothing to offer in return. Nothing on how Labour would grow the economy, nothing on how they'd pay for their planned wasteful spending, nothing for the small business owners, tradies, and families doing it tough. Just spin, slogans, and the same recycled lines Kiwis have heard a hundred times before. Not once did he mention his capital gains tax. He knows Kiwis don't want their houses taxed, their KiwiSavers taxed, or their farms taxed. This is the same Chris Hipkins who delivered 30-year high inflation, soaring interest rates, and tens of thousands of households and businesses going backwards. He had his chance and he failed. He's opposing every good idea and offering none of his own. Only National is fixing the basics and building the future, so you and your family can get ahead.

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Under Labour, New Zealand went years without a surplus and racked up a yearly debt servicing bill in the billions - paid for by you, the taxpayer. Under National, the books are returning to surplus a full year ahead of forecast, with $6 billion less borrowing and a lower debt track that protects the frontline services Kiwis rely on. National is fixing the basics and building the future.

Female israeli soldiers train by hurling grenades over a wall into Gaza. They'll do this kind of shit and then cry about antisemitism.

@CampbellNewman You got that right, Kermit

The meaningless drivel of a dishonest political operative. And everyone else who actually earns a living in the real world is wrong, but the bloke whose whole life has been funded by the taxpayer knows better. The extreme arrogance of Jim Chalmers is bare for all to see. Check out the responses to his social media posts. People are incandescent with anger. Time for the PM to cut this bloke loose.

@AngusTaylorMP But, Gussie, where will the Taylor family's next $93 million come from? 🤔

Labor is pushing tax hikes on millions of Australians through its new laws. We oppose them. We’ll axe Labor’s toxic taxes and deliver far bigger tax cuts for all income earners.

@CraigSarg73 Righties get upset when they are proved wrong, don't they? 😂😂😂

Is Australia amongst the highest taxing countries in the OECD? Gemma Tognini says we are. The Australian's attack-dog columnist has been frothing at the mouth since Jim Chalmers released his budget, complaining that Labor’s policies will crush ambition and the drive to work hard (she is not an orphan of course). “Once the white-hot rage about this horrible, envious, lazy budget subsided I realised that the Canberra Bubble is more than just a throw away phrase,” wrote Gemma. “Only people with no experience of the real world, of personal risk, could come up with financial policy so offensive, so tinged with jealousy and so diminishing of anyone who has the audacity to show some aspiration.” Gemma followed up her angry op-ed with an equally incensed Instagram post in which she said that Australia is being hamstrung by one of the highest tax rates in the OECD. “The tax burden is huge!” she exclaimed. “Terrifyingly huge!” Gemma then encouraged her fans to do some research and find out what’s really going on. Educate yourself, she commanded. I took Gemma’s advice and went to the OECD site to check where Australia ranks, fully expecting to be as burdened as those Nordic folks who pay a toll each time they have a bonk (or so I've heard). I discovered that Australia is not near the top (Belgium, Germany and Austria rank the highest). We are not even near the middle (that would be Spain, Estonia and Lithuania). We are, in fact, near the bottom. Incredibly, we are three spots below the United States. The United freaking States! A place where healthcare will cost you a kidney. I double checked with the folks from The Australia Institute and they backed up what I had found out. “Australia is one of the lowest-taxing countries in the developed world. Australia raises very little tax revenue compared to similar countries,” said these most reputable of researchers. Gemma is right when she says that when it comes to tax there are better places to live and work than Australia. Amongst the countries sitting below us on the OECD table are Mexico and Israel. Sure, you’ll get taxed less but you will have to spend your savings on flak jackets and bodyguards. So follow Gemma’s advice and do your own research. You’d be nuts to trust a columnist in The Australian.

@KairangiJean @NewZealandMFA

The Minister spoke with Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi tonight - who provided an update on his perspective on talks between Iran and the United States. The Minister: - made it clear that New Zealand wanted an urgent end to the conflict; - noted that we welcomed reports of both sides engaging in serious, detailed talks on an end to the conflict; - indicated that a negotiated solution, and full compliance with international law, was the only way to longlasting peace - which must include unimpeded freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz.

Shocked - but not surprised - at the number of clients who are planning on moving overseas as a consequence of the budget changes to CGT and trust taxation. I am fielding daily calls from HNW clients. And this isn't an emotional outburst: you call your tax lawyer to plan, not to vent. There is going to be a massive capital outflow from Australia.

‘Besides her extensive personal experience dealing with far-right antisemitism — including being doxxed in neo-Nazi chat groups — Silverstein emphasised in her evidence that “the majority of the antisemitism [she has] experienced has come from Jewish Zionists”. “While I have a PhD in Jewish history, it has repeatedly been made clear to me that I will never be employed in a Jewish Studies department in Australia because I and my work are anti-Zionist,” Silverstein’s evidence stated. “I have also been targeted on social media by Jewish people who discuss me as being a ‘traitor to Jews’, as ‘self-hating’, and so on.” Examples of such targeting featured in Silverstein’s report include a Melbourne rabbi accusing her of “adopting a narrative of those who hate us”; a prominent Melbourne lawyer describing her on social media as “a token self-hating Jew”; a pro-Zionist Instagram account depicting her and other anti-Zionist Jews as rats and comparing them to Nazi collaborators; and abusive emails labelling her “kapo shit” and wondering why her family did not die in the Holocaust. While many of the witnesses before the Commission have routinely conflated antisemitism with support for Palestinians and opposition to Israel’s genocide in Gaza, Silverstein noted in her report that, “I have never experienced antisemitism from proponents of the [pro-Palestine] movement throughout the course of my extensive, decades-long, professional and personal involvement in the Palestine solidarity movement and in researching histories of Palestinians in Australia”.’ deepcutnews.com/p/exclusive-th…

President Truman explains that Zionists wanted the whole of Palestine and that the peace deal was a scam to take the land in small doses. May 14, 1948.

@AusThinkingGirl @CraigSarg73 Are you unable to read the attached links that provide the information sources? Maybe spend more time reading and less time hurling abuse. Goodbye.

Never outsource your thinking to AI, you invariably make yourself look like a total fucking moron. 1. How the Government spends their general revenue is not relevant to the point being made 2. AI just pulls information from internet sources, in this case, it has pulled from a lobby group dedicated to having the fuel excise reduced. The other sources, when you actually open and read them, say the opposite. Regardless, the justification for this tax is a road-user charge. That is why the deductions exist. It's not a subsidy. You could go back and change the rules now if you wish to be that retarded, but the price of everything would increase to cover it. Taxes are paid always ultimately paid for by individuals.

Australia’s diesel fuel rebate began in the early 1980s as targeted support for farmers and regional industries using fuel off public roads. Over time, however, it has evolved into one of the country’s largest fossil fuel subsidies with mining companies now receiving the biggest share. Under the Fuel Tax Credits Scheme, businesses can claim back fuel excise paid on diesel used in eligible off-road activities. The original logic was straightforward: if fuel excise was intended to fund roads, industries not using public roads should not have to pay it. But the system has changed significantly. Since the early 1990s, fuel excise has flowed into general government revenue rather than being directly tied to road funding. Meanwhile, Australia’s mining industry has expanded dramatically, and diesel consumption has surged alongside it. Today, mining receives around half of all fuel tax credits, amounting to billions of dollars annually. Critics argue the scheme now functions less as a fairness measure and more as an entrenched subsidy for highly profitable corporations, particularly in coal and iron ore extraction. The debate has intensified following BHP’s decision to continue investing in diesel haul trucks in the Pilbara, despite its long-term net zero commitments. BHP says the technology for large-scale battery-electric haul trucks is not yet commercially ready for Australian mining operations, though trials are underway. Supporters of the rebate argue industries such as mining, agriculture and freight remain heavily dependent on diesel and that removing the credit too quickly would increase costs, reduce competitiveness and affect regional jobs. They also point out that current battery-electric alternatives for ultra-heavy mining equipment are still emerging. Critics counter that continuing to subsidise diesel delays electrification and locks Australia into greater dependence on imported oil during an era of repeated global fuel shocks. They argue public funds would be better directed toward accelerating cleaner technologies, grid upgrades and industrial electrification. The broader question is whether a policy designed more than four decades ago still reflects Australia’s current economic, energy and climate priorities or whether it should be redesigned to better support the transition to lower-emissions industries while maintaining energy security and economic competitiveness.

57 Arab and Muslim countries OFFERED Israel PEACE in 2024. GUARANTEED SECURITY included in exchange for a Palestinian state and an end to the occupation. Israel REFUSED. Then Israel turns around and claims “they don’t want peace” while acting as the MAIN obstacle to any peace.

US Ambassador Chas Freeman confirms Israel has never offered a single genuine peace proposal in 78 years. He exposes their unmatched record of belligerence. He predicts the Zionist regime will completely collapse and lose all foreign support like the Crusader kingdoms.

BREAKING: Israel dismisses IDF top lawyer Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi for leaking video of Israeli soldiers raping Palestinian. Minister of Defense of Israel Israel Katz threatens her with 'imprisonment for many years" & calls her actions "a grave blood libel against heroic IDF fighters." Rape victim suffered ruptured intestine, severe injury to anus, lungs & broken ribs. Israelis rioted for the right to rape, ministers defended rapists and one rapist became a TV celebrity. All charges were dropped. This is Israel

John Mearsheimer: "It's not just Israeli leaders who support the genocide. You don't see any protest among the Israeli public. It's shocking. It's sickening. You have to file all this under the Nazification of Israel. They are like the Germans under Hitler."