tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6671521.post3160258063886671311..comments2023-10-26T05:03:32.201+13:00Comments on BIG NEWS: Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6671521.post-90701715049981029232008-12-22T15:47:00.000+13:002008-12-22T15:47:00.000+13:00Unemployment and inflation are not trade-offs, jus...Unemployment and inflation are not trade-offs, just ask Zimbabwe.<BR/><BR/>In this country inflation falling has nothing to do with rising unemployment, unemployment was caused by wasteful spending of the Labour government that crowded out investment and productivity growth.<BR/><BR/>We therefore become more inefficent than our trading partners.<BR/><BR/>The only reason we haven't noticed was NZ went on a credit fuelled spending binge, which will make our reccession longer and deeper than the rest of the OECD.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6671521.post-23241347564104183862008-12-19T18:38:00.000+13:002008-12-19T18:38:00.000+13:00...policy settings which, in effect, if not in wor......policy settings which, in effect, if not in word, will be continued under a National govt as it is pretty hard to be more productive with a smaller and decreasing workforce.Swimminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12913329810121951824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6671521.post-29132093717599871642008-12-19T17:58:00.000+13:002008-12-19T17:58:00.000+13:00Dave, surely you aren't really a fuckwit? The Tre...Dave, surely you aren't really a fuckwit? The Treasury projections for 'no growth' assume a continuation of the Labour Party's policy settings.Adolf Fiinkenseinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08045358863278087055noreply@blogger.com