By: swan
“Ignoring the fact that the best mix for providing retirement income is neither fully public nor fully private…” Thats a big fat assumption with a whole lot of value judgements behind it. [DPF: Find a...
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We now need to develop a sustainable solution for this century, and we’re well on the way with KiwiSaver. Said the Fox to the Chickens, I mean it is not as if the banking industry has a vested interest...
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Other benefits are inflation adjusted only. In recognising superannuation is a bit different, I’d look at having the level be adjusted by say CPI +1% I know/knew plenty of people of generations past...
View ArticleBy: kowtow
……..we had a working population…….. that’s one of the problems. Back thn people had pride and worked. Now we have a growing underclass who have been brought up on the state ,expect to be provided for...
View ArticleBy: tom hunter
Perhaps as this private/public discussion proceeds on retirement we can have similar ones in the fields of education and healthcare? Tentative steps have been taken with education, but healthcare is...
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@Tom Hunter, Although the comments from Mr Depp were made in an interview in November 2011 when France was being run by Mr Bruni, The 75% wealth tax had not even been considered at that point in time,...
View ArticleBy: tom hunter
.. so to say he left because of it is wrong, Oh please! While that’s a fair enough point it’s also a very sophistric one, in that there were various ideas being floated in late 2011 about increased...
View ArticleBy: Alan Johnstone
Just a quick post to say, that France and the US have reciprocal tax treaties, which mean you don’t have to pay the same tax twice.
View ArticleBy: Joseph Carpenter
We have an immanent real problem here, the first of the baby boomers only just started to retire at the of last year (September 2011). Over the next 15 years the number receiving National Super will...
View ArticleBy: PaulL
@RRM: you’re right, superannuation is a bit different than a benefit. But, it also isn’t a contributory scheme – to suggest that you’ve paid taxes all your life and now the country owes you isn’t...
View ArticleBy: jcuk
Asset Testing is an attractive idea but really is a serious incentive not to save during your working life. Where it would save enough to make it worth the administration costs surely the tax being...
View ArticleBy: swan
“Ignoring the fact that the best mix for providing retirement income is neither fully public nor fully private…” Thats a big fat assumption with a whole lot of value judgements behind it. [DPF: Find a...
View ArticleBy: anonymouse
We now need to develop a sustainable solution for this century, and we’re well on the way with KiwiSaver. Said the Fox to the Chickens, I mean it is not as if the banking industry has a vested interest...
View ArticleBy: RRM
Other benefits are inflation adjusted only. In recognising superannuation is a bit different, I’d look at having the level be adjusted by say CPI +1% I know/knew plenty of people of generations past...
View ArticleBy: kowtow
……..we had a working population…….. that’s one of the problems. Back thn people had pride and worked. Now we have a growing underclass who have been brought up on the state ,expect to be provided for...
View ArticleBy: tom hunter
Perhaps as this private/public discussion proceeds on retirement we can have similar ones in the fields of education and healthcare? Tentative steps have been taken with education, but healthcare is...
View ArticleBy: anonymouse
@Tom Hunter, Although the comments from Mr Depp were made in an interview in November 2011 when France was being run by Mr Bruni, The 75% wealth tax had not even been considered at that point in time,...
View ArticleBy: tom hunter
.. so to say he left because of it is wrong, Oh please! While that’s a fair enough point it’s also a very sophistric one, in that there were various ideas being floated in late 2011 about increased...
View ArticleBy: Alan Johnstone
Just a quick post to say, that France and the US have reciprocal tax treaties, which mean you don’t have to pay the same tax twice.
View ArticleBy: Joseph Carpenter
We have an immanent real problem here, the first of the baby boomers only just started to retire at the of last year (September 2011). Over the next 15 years the number receiving National Super will...
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