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‘We stand by our numbers’: Opportunity responds to tax policy attack
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Not because of the dismissive insults.
More neutral wording: New Zealand politics has experienced a significant amount of criticism.
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The average house now costs around seven times household income.
More neutral wording: The average house price is approximately seven times the average household income.
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Every dollar we put into these massive mortgages means a dollar less for the productive economy - everything from a new business idea to investment in our much-needed infrastructure.
More neutral wording: Government spending on mortgages represents a reduction in available funds for other sectors of the economy, such as new business ventures and infrastructure investment.
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Young Kiwis are leaving every day because they can’t buy a house, get a raise, or start a business.
More neutral wording: Young people in New Zealand are emigrating, citing difficulties in affording housing, obtaining salary increases, and starting businesses.
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Opportunity’s Tax Reset is ambitious because the problem is large.
More neutral wording: Opportunity's Tax Reset aims to address a significant economic challenge.
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Grant raises three arguments in his column: that the cost of the Citizen’s Income is understated, the revenue from the Land Value Tax is overstated, and the savings from a simpler welfare system are unrealistic.
More neutral wording: Grant presents three arguments in his column: that the estimated cost of the Citizen’s Income is inaccurate, that projections of revenue from the Land Value Tax are inflated, and that anticipated savings from streamlining the welfare system are unrealistic.
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Our published costings are based on 2024 figures.
More neutral wording: Our published cost estimates are based on 2024 figures.
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The biggest component of the Tax Reset is the Citizen’s Income.
More neutral wording: The Citizen’s Income represents the largest component of the Tax Reset.
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Grant’s criticism is that New Zealand has more adults than that.
More neutral wording: Grant argues that New Zealand's adult population is larger than the figure used in the cost calculation, suggesting that the overall cost of the Citizen’s Income may be higher.
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That would be true if the Citizen’s Income went to every adult counted in a broad population estimate.
More neutral wording: The Citizen’s Income is not intended for every adult included in a broad population estimate.