NZ rich suck up more of our wealth
The NBR rich list has been published for 2025. The combined wealth of the 130 listed is $102.1 billion. In 2015 the 180 individuals and families listed had a combined wealth of $55 billion . According to the Reserve bank inflation calculator the percentage of change over the last decade was 32.9%. Given that the 2025 list is much smaller than that in 2015, the increase in wealth for those on the list must be well over 3x that of inflation. For some years average household wealth has decreased . Since 1980s and 90s, when New Zealand experienced the fastest growing inequality in the OECD, we have become so used to this wealth capture by a privileged few that when each wealth list is published, it receives minimal attention. When there are criticisms of the systems that favour the rich the current government dismisses it as envy , while continuing to gift even more advantage to the already wealthy. The $2.9 billion tax break f...
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I prefer the second one. Couple of resons
- it is more dramatic
- it actually captures the message visually
- people can see two forms of "income", two futures if you like. Maybe include some organic cows in the field? (that is a little joke btw but I am serious about the cows - get the farmers thinking.
- hey what about black death/white gold (dirty lignite, lovely organic milk?) reckon you could get an image out of that
- how about a picture of the mine in the future? You know big wasteland and a picture of the future with just farming... :-)
Perhaps with a mountain in the background? Hmmm need to go scenery scouting...
Good posters.