Whether it’s ‘band-aid’ or ‘trickle-down’ economics, our main parties are stuck in a status quo that needs to go. Fiddling at the edges will not deliver the change that is needed to support our people, planet and prosperity 1/n It’s good to see @nzherald run a series (paywalled!) on some of the key issues and how we can ‘build back better’. We heard a lot about this back in 2020/21 but little action, with the government never really even engaging with it stuff.co.nz/business/opini… 2/n

Budget 🧵 Big spending budget so I’m sure plenty to please people: Health gets a big whack which is good. Let’s hope it actually improves people’s health rather than increase admin overheads 1/n The $350 cash transfer is good, as will be a good test of how the payment system works in getting the funds out the door. Ignores those at the bottom who really need it 🤷🏽‍♂️ but does signal the journey towards a UBI is underway 👌 2/n