----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, March 17, 2000 4:04
PM
Subject: Re: RE: [sharechat] NZ super
scheme?
I don't really know that this is a sharechat
topic, but:
1) I am against compulsory anything, including
superannuation. This govt. loves to intrude themselves in our lives already,
please don't give them any more openings or invitations.
2) Taxation is theft (this can never be repeated
too much).
2) Why would this govt. invest in nz companies
when they come to realise that they are in fact destroying the competitive
business environment that is needed for those companies to be profitable and
hence to increase shareholder wealth?
Just some thoughts. Sorry Ben if you didn't want
political content.
On other things: Wavenet (ASX) didn't do too well
(but not too bad either). I'm still debating buying in - it is a sheer punt.
About a week ago I was looking at FiberTel (FTL -
ASX), but decided not to invest. Then their announcement last week, then this
week their price just keeps going up and up, now its too late. And that is
about the story of my investing since the start of the New Year.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: 17 March 2000 3:31 PM
Subject: Re: RE: [sharechat] NZ super
scheme?
I think this may
actually come to pass. If the govt does decide to put away some money rather
than paying debt (a dubious policy but lets assume they do it)
they will put it into NZ stocks, at least in part. I am sure
Anderton/Cullen will be persuadable on the idea that NZ savings should
go into NZ companies. So it is perhaps not so far fetched that a
proportion of tax dollars could flow into NZ equities.