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Thread ID: 50105	2004-10-10 18:56:00	Way, way off topic	JJJJJ (528)	Press F1

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280146	2004-10-12 20:53:00	> >Winnston, are you playing Devils Advocate? Taking a > position to Debate? > >Or this a real personal position? No offence taken R2 ;) And Drb1, probably a bit of both. I do resent the petrol tax, America's Cup funding etc because this is a transfer of wealth (through taxation) from the general population to benefit one city. The America's Cup is irrelevant to most Kiwis outside Auckland - and most Americans for that matter. If Ak was a poor community, then that would be different. But it isn't. Being able to pay an average house price of $240,000 implies that the residents are well off. If they weren't, the prices paid would be more realistic - perhaps $100.000. I know you might say people are forced to pay these prices - but they aren't. If a buyer can't raise a deposit and have enough income to pay a huge mortgage, the bank will not make the loan. Prices would drop. But they don't. I didn't know that Ak people pay the most tax and it is taken away from them. If this is true, then I would reconsider the argument. Any references? I can say that a few years ago it was revealed that the residents of the Chathams and Stewart Island contributed more money to the NZ economy than anywhere else. This was because of paua and crayfish exports. These places never received an equal share of their tax.	Winston001 (3612)
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