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Should you pay more tax when you earn more?
So my last blog post got me thinking: Why is tax one of the few things where the more you get, the more you pay? Usually when purchasing things like PC Parts, food (such as meat), or things like Insurance, the more you get, the less it costs you. Quantities of scale. Tax is different. […]
Picking apart the ‘promises’ of this election
Disclaimer: I’m (apparently) quite a right-winged political supporter, though I’ve found that pretty much everything Colin Craig and the Conservative Party does seems to fit pretty darn closely to how I feel on social / political issues (Most of which my religion seems to heavily influence my feelings upon them also, as well as what […]
DIY: Tax Refunds in NZ, without the middleman taking a cut
EDIT: Updated for 2011 So the end of financial year rolled around a while ago. I thought “What a great chance for me to check my taxes”, considering I’d not been employed half the year. I’m glad that I did! I was entitled to a rebate. Now, I could just use a service like I […]
Importing a Nexus One – My experiences
Edit: The best phone in the world is now available direct from Vodafone NZ! This won’t help if you’re importing to use it with Telecom (XT), but if you are, then you can get it directly here: http://tinyurl.com/n1vodanz So I’ve recently imported a Nexus One. I live in New Zealand, and it’s not “officially” available […]