The messaging is on point, simple and positive. And nicely set up to counter the predictable “wealth will flee” bs. Cos if NYC’s billionaires would rather leave “the greatest city in the world” to avoid their collective $500m tax bill, well, doh…. They won’t #wealthtax #taxtherich #taxislove

A crazy little thing called tax Tax heroes: If tax is love then New Zealand needs to show a lot more affection, writes Max Harris.

Maybe you've missed the point?

"Why should someone with a higher value house pay more rates than a lesser value house?"

Rates are a tax not a fee for service. Like income tax. People who earn more are taxed more.

In 2017 an economist posted #TaxIsLove. More here
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Ten amazing (and big) numbers about tax Tax, tax, lovely tax. We all pay it, in one way or another, and we rely on it to pay for things like schools, healthcare and roading – our tax does some wonderful things. Here are ten tax numbers you ...

#NZ: Ten amazing (& big) numbers about tax: We all pay it in one way or another, & we rely on it to pay for things like schools, healthcare & roading–our tax does some wonderful things. Here are 10 tax numbers you need to know: #nzpol #tax #TaxIsLove #TaxHeroes thespinoff.co.nz/business/29-...?

The people deciding the future of tax in NZ Welcome to the Cheat Sheet, a clickable, shareable, bite-sized FAQ on the news of the moment. Today, what is the Tax Working Group anyway – and what is it up to?

The people deciding the future of tax in NZ: What is the Tax Working Group anyway – and what is it up to?
#tax #TaxHeroes #TaxIsLove #nzpol #NZ #CGT #inequality #poverty #TaxAvoidance #poor #PublicServices #health #wellbeing #crime #drugs #violence #AtlasNetwork thespinoff.co.nz/business/29-...?

Tax has come a long way, baby We always hear about who is not paying tax, but who pays the most hasn't been measured – until now. Maria Slade talks to the two Auckland professors behind Tax Heroes.

#Tax has come a long way, baby: #TaxHeroes: We always hear about who’s not paying tax, but who pays the most hasn’t been measured– until now.
Maria Slade talks to the two Auckland professors behind the numbers of Tax Heroes: #nzpol #tax #TaxIsLove #NZ thespinoff.co.nz/partner/30-0...?

Why the lack of a capital gains tax is letting property companies off lightly No capital gains tax no problem? Not exactly – Tax Heroes has uncovered our biggest property players pay a much lower tax rate, Maria Slade reports.

Why the lack of a capital gains #tax in #NZ is letting property companies off lightly: No #CGT no problem? Not exactly –#TaxHeroes has uncovered our biggest property players pay a much lower tax rate, Maria Slade reports: #tax #TaxIsLove #nzpol thespinoff.co.nz/partner/31-0...?

And New Zealand’s biggest taxpayer is… It has paid billions in tax since 2003, but the NZ Super Fund's head of tax John Payne says it sees tax as simply a return to the government.

And New Zealand’s biggest taxpayer is…
#TaxHeroes: It has paid billions in tax since 2003, but the NZ Super Fund’s head of tax John Payne says it sees tax as simply a return to the government: #tax #TaxIsLove #nzpol #NZSuperFund #Superannuation thespinoff.co.nz/partner/01-0...?

Māori and the Tax Working Group: how do we make the system more fair? Business consultant and Treaty commentator Joshua Hitchcock looks at the terms of reference for the new Tax Working Group and asks – how can the tax system create a more equitable outcome for Māori?

Māori and the Tax Working Group:
how do we make the NZ tax system more fair? & how can the tax system be designed to create a more equitable outcome for Māori?

#TaxHeroes #tax #TaxIsLove #nzpol
#Māori #poor #poverty #inequality
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A crazy little thing called tax Tax heroes: If tax is love then New Zealand needs to show a lot more affection, writes Max Harris.

A crazy little thing called tax: If #TaxIsLove then #NZ needs to show a lot more affection-Max Harris: 
Shamubeel & I spoke about love & politics. I wrote about a ‘politics of love’ in 2015, & in 2016 he said love is the basis & goal of economic policy #nzpol #tax thespinoff.co.nz/business/04-...?

Why we need to stop thinking of tax as a burden The rhetoric over the past decade or so has painted tax as a 'burden' from which we need 'relief'. But PSA national secretary Erin Polaczuk argues that tax isn’t a burden nor a necessary evil, but som...

We need to stop thinking of #tax as a burden: Over the past decade or so tax has been painted as a ‘burden’ from which we need ‘relief’. But #PSA’s Erin Polaczuk says tax isn’t a burden nor a necessary evil, but something paid by Kiwis, for Kiwis: #TaxIsLove #nzpol thespinoff.co.nz/business/07-...?

Good times at New Zealand’s third largest taxpayer She thought about walking away from tax, but couldn't. Maria Slade finds Westpac's tax guru Jo Sawden does it for the love of it.

Good times at New Zealand’s third largest taxpayer:
#TaxHeroes She thought about walking away from tax, but couldn’t.

Maria Slade finds Westpac’s tax guru Jo Sawden does it for the love of it:

#nzpol #tax #taxpayer #TaxIsLove thespinoff.co.nz/partner/08-0...?

Count me out on the tax-love bandwagon Even if you admire the ends, the who and what of tax is pretty loathsome, argues Danyl Mclachlan

Count me out on the tax-love bandwagon: Even if you admire the ends, the who and what of tax is pretty loathsome, argues Danyl Mclachlan:

#tax #TaxIsLove #TaxHeroes #nzpol

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Tax Heroes: forget the rich list – who pays the most tax in NZ? Today we launch Tax Heroes, a project created in partnership with the IRD which aims to ‘invert the rich list’, and instead focus on the entities that contribute the most to New Zealand.

The article that upset David Seymour so much is:

“Tax heroes- forget the rich list, who pays the most tax in NZ?”:

#nzpol #TaxIsLove #tax
They are the #TaxHeroes

#AtlasNetwork #Corporate #profits & #greed #billionaires #taxavoidance vs NZers wellbeing

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Tax is not love, it’s violence: David Seymour tears into Duncan Greive Last week The Spinoff's managing editor published an op-ed celebrating the nation-building value of taxation. Act leader David Seymour was not impressed.

“Tax is not love, it’s violence”#Seymour tears into Duncan Greive: The Spin-off published an op-ed celebrating the nation-building value of #taxation. 8% Act leader David Seymour was unimpressed. Very, very unimpressed #AtlasNetwork #Corporates #nzpol #tax #TaxIsLove thespinoff.co.nz/politics/05-...