Barbara Edmonds: Tax fairness, government spending and growing up on the benefit | Q+A 2024
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- Labour’s new finance spokesperson Barbara Edmonds joins Q+A for the first time, talking about the fairness of the tax system, her personal views on tax policy, and growing up in a benefit-dependant household
Labour’s new finance spokesperson Barbara Edmonds joins Q+A for the first time, talking about the fairness of the tax system, her personal views on tax policy, and growing up in a benefit-dependant household
Stop tax free exemptions for organizations that are in working competition with tax paying businesses.
What are some examples of orgs that are tax exempt?
Churches,maori corporations,
@@CLove-mo7cc all Mri trusts are untaxed
This interview could be paraphrased thusly: "What is your personal position in respect of policy A, B, C and D?" Answer: "I always tow the party line and I'm unable to think as an individual and have no opinions of any kind until I'm told what to think by my comrades."
Not one answer
That's not true, she gave all the answers directly from the Labour playbook
@@questor55 Shes treading a tightrope.
ikr
Dont expect one.
@@ShirleyZhang-bt4dj which is even more impressive in high heels
Didnt say a single thing, why does he press the government officials so hard and hardly ask the labour MPs anything?
Because there’s a difference between the government (decision makers) and the opposition (who don’t get to make day to day decisions about the running of the country).
Thats Jack.Nothing new.
No, tax in NZ is not fair. There is a serious bias towards property investment, no comprehensive capital gains tax, no inheritance tax, few environmental taxes, and no wealth tax on the very very well off.
The National party is about to make it even more unfair by providing tax cuts and reducing tax on property investment (these benefit the well off more than the poor and middle class). National does not represent the average New Zealander.
Yes, I think she is with the wrong party.
She presumably thinks people will vote for Labour for her face, since she has no policy.
She should learn from Grant Robertson, who discussed and expressed his views and goals.
Labor started looking after the workers, what happened?
She is very good. She is not combative as Willis is. I like her.
Her just assuming they will get in, in 2026
Glad to see comments on
This interviewer is NZs best, he does a great job of challenging politicians
Lol she did the thing Matt Walsh pointed out that female politicians in the States do: sassily mention their high-heels as if it gives them some kind of amazing perspective.
You watch Matt Walsh, opinion disregarded.
@@justinpagelawrie
If you’re into facts before feelings, women have higher metrics in effectively working with others, communication and advocating for policies that impact children.
So basically, better than men in political child advocacy.
Then there’s the fact that Matt Walsh is a brain dead, r@cist, hokopjobic bigot.
Matt Walsh = 🤡
Matt walsh? That's who you're quoting?
John Key promised he would catch NZ up with Australia, then he ignored doing so.
Luxcon will fail to match our taxation, NZ will be losing professionals who will not be replaced,
as Luxcon will be suppressing our wages.
Expect GST to go up.
.Money has to come from somewhere.It doesnt grow on trees.Labour thinks it does.
@@ShirleyZhang-bt4dj What, All Government taxation is a debt lien. Muldoon Frooze my wages to lower inflation,
how do you think that worked.
More NZ professionals will be migrating to Australia, because of National Govt.
She is good,she says nothing.
Jack, please consider running for PM. We need someone such as yourself.
Great interview.
I am wondering if this is the usual easy ride from Jack a Labour supporter.
What an utter waste of time this interview was!
Agreed - but then it's hard to interview a person who doesn't have any opinions until they've been fed to her.....
To all politicians have some balls and say what you feel, saying something that means nothing is a slight on the hardworking constituents that voted you into your position. Too much media relations management BS. It would be refreshing to have an independent thinking politician regardless of party room process say how they felt about the current living standards and economic situation. In this instance, I would loved to have grilled this politician by young NZer on a show like Tagata Pasifika, then she would have to face the community front on… no amount of media spin would help, you’d have to actually be truthful. That’s what we want from our politicians trust and honesty. Is that too much to ask for in this day and age?
Roger Douglas talked about universal income idea.
Re need to explore a financial transaction tax. The exchange of any items in the economy involve a financial transaction. We very much a electronic payment system in NZ. So banks have data. Banks can charge fees for there services. So if government applied a 0.001% tax what revenue would be produced?
@@adsdft585that's a massive drag on the economy. You incentivise people to not transact but instead vertically integrate supply chains.
A simple sounding idea that appeals to Liz Gunn voters.
We already have GST which doesn't put a disincentive on transactions but does capture the value added from who added it.
@dmwebby The Alliance advocated this idea in the past. Your point is a good one.
Clearly, Labour are still avoiding taxing wealth.
As they should, we are massively overtaxed.
Congratulations. Barbra. Edmonds. Great. Speeches. Great. Job. You. Had. Take. Care. Look. After. Yourself. And. Stay. Safe. Alofa. Atu. Godbless. Soifua.
I always thought of Jack as a very left leaning guy but he just asks these guys a few simple questions and they look pretty pathetic. It shows that having feelings and ideas isn’t enough
Fair to whom? The Top 10% of income earners pay over half of the total income tax in New Zealand. Compare that to the bottom 50% who pay less than 10% of the total income tax.
The top 10% earn more than the bottom 50% combined... They earn several times the income, but only pay 50% of the tax. Not fair, no
Oh dear, fancy having one of the top 10% gracing us with their whingeing.
Yeah, right. 🍺
It should be about care, care, care ….. not fair, fair, fair, fair…….
Care should always be one before fair if one wants to create a good society.
Fairness drops money into people’s pockets that could have been used to help those who need care. National comes closer than labour in getting this😢. Labour just do not get the fact that equity of outcome is not achievable as a human condition.
Labour will never get it.
The government doesn't get the facts as well.
@@chrismckellar9350 I wonder why Labour lost the 2023 election ?The free money tree is over.
Nobody will get it. Because it's BS.
We need to introduce estate duty again, increase GST but reduce PAYE , introduce property tax on all land, see if GST can be applied to exports!
Delusional
The government don’t pay rates on their properties, Maori businesses pay 50% less than the rest of us, we pay property taxes that’s called rates
It is an important point about housing costs. Look back to the 1960s. The debt based economy is a problem! Politically avoid discussion matter!
Depends on what u define 'Debt' . What we should avoid is bank credit for mortgages . That's new money creating no value addition to society, just pumping up asset values. I guess until the late 1980s, bank money couldn't be issued for buying real estate-Only housing societies who first have to get some deposit before loaning out. With banks it's just new money created by keystrokes.
Jack .. good pressure as she was very reluctant to move away from the straight party line..
The capital gains situation in nz is shambolic!
Mrs Edmonds is credible as shadow finance minister but seems to suffer from the same fear of going out on a limb for CGT that cost Jacinda and Grant at the elections.
Great interview and Ms Edmonds came across well.
Equity in tax is difficult.
The only fair tax is a flat tax. Why should people that work hard and are successful pay more tax?
She sounds worried
Manage inflation by taxing the massive profits of corporations millionaires multi property investors property developers supermarkets banks oil companies IT and telecommunications companies fossil fuel companies etc
I am a team player.
You are the worst kind of politician... You are evasive with informing voters who have a fundamental right to know what your beliefs and philosophy are that you would recommend to your team... You do not inspire trust... Be courageous and answer the questions honestly and openly... I am a left-wing voter but I certainly would never vote for you...oh, and your reading list
should include Jacques Fresco... “The Venus Project” …
I’m not a left wing voter but agree with you over this woman, a fence sitter imo
shut up...wait until 2026....😂
Media accountability :)
questionable voter impact *sigh*
Politicians still make self interested decisions ($$?), pretending to be for the people :(
The young and majority loses, wealth inequality more skewed than ever :(
Rising house prices are bad for everybody long term, capital gains placed on younger lesser earners, not taxing that dynamic is even worse.
Same old, same old.
Because the tax thresholds haven't changed for so long, wages have affectively decreased substantially.
Good questions.
Bad answers.
We don't want a government without policies, we've already got one of those now.
Create another very high level .over 200k.........mmm thats not so much nowadays.
A society that puts equality before freedom will get neither - economist milton friedman also said increased money supply is the cause of inflation.
She said increased tax caused the fall of the Roman Empire - should she be in the national party?
milton friedman 🤣🤣🤣🤣 how many insane dictatorships have his theories created.
I don’t believe in tax fairness
We all allergic to tax at the same time we all must pay sure tax nothing else .
Iwi corporations and profit making charities. Not paying a fail share of tax. In some cases none at all!!
So the Labor (wannabe) minister of finance seems very nice. But she spent most of her time talking about how she is going to increase taxes to pay for welfare spending. She is not the social welfare spokesperson right? Its kind of like the CEO of your company discussing how they are going to cut everyone's wages so they can afford to pay for all the redundancies - not exactly inspiring stuff!
She didn't say that. I guess you are one of the tragic useful idiots who voted for national to keep you poor and strip our income-earning resources.
well luxon was a CEO to air nz...look at him now...looks like bloody idiot😂
Another reason Labour is a lost cause ! Previous finance minister now hailed as having the worst results IN New Zealand History !! but she says she will do the same !! DUMB @ DUMBER
Nothing changes.Same old same old.
This government is going to be a lost cause with their quick fix, short term thinking and planning where futre impacts haven't been factored in. Auckland is a classic example of this.
Person who says dump is MORE DUMB!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
If everything is a team decision, no point to have a Finance Minister
@@CZW87 , Willis shouldn’t be there then!!!
MUM OF EIGHT! EIGHT! WTF!
Why does he have a keyboard and mouse 😂😂
Good hope they keep her in. She’s hopelessly out of her depth in this role, as was Robertson. She would not have one clue about the economy or what drives it.
I have to say she gives that impression.
I wonder what she thinks her job is. And who she thinks she is responsible to.
8 kids lol. Always talking about giving out free money, classic Labour strategy.
shes working you idiot....all her kids are older getting education like you should be doing too
Should they have invested in communications staff ………..?
No
Verbal diarrhea from both
We’ll run out of toilet paper, already happened once with labour 😂
Hi Barbara, nice story but would have been good if you had clarified whether your Mum had private Life insurance. Obviously that would have been the responsible thing to do.
Perhaps making private Life Insurance tax deductible to promote responsible family financial planning should be a new Labour initiative?
She seems like a placeholder... doesn't have any personal views at all and could barely answer a question.
Great. Samoan. Woman. For. The. Job. Labour. And. National. Government. Cheers.
It should not be so difficult for a Labour finance spokeswoman to admit that our tax system is deeply unfair and that we must tax capital gains
We must tax wealth too. Capital gains is just the income from wealth. Excess wealth is a black hole that sucks up everyone else's prosperity.
Tax tax tax you know who's this hurting me Nd the other young people around. You guys never had a cost of living time. I can't keep going on like this
More BS
Crap
She’s good. 💜
No
New labour finance spokesperson has long interview ….but too scared too say anything…pathetic and spineless socialist…as expected😂😂