Forum Archive Index - July 2000

["graham perkins" <f_uker@hotmail.com>]

Greame,

I wasn't asking for a hand out I was asking for a hand. Without government 
surpport it makes it just that little bit harder I am only 23 it is not as 
though I have an endless money supply backing me up.

It annoyed me there was no incentive or surpport for new business.




>From: "Graeme Christie" <bayvu@ihug.co.nz>
>Reply-To: sharechat@sharechat.co.nz
>To: <sharechat@sharechat.co.nz>
>Subject: Re: [sharechat] Jabba the Hut et. al.
>Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 12:26:31 +1200
>
>The ongoing long-term health costs of Maori (and other smokers) might be
>reduced by the Govt decision. If they hadn't taken these steps, and the
>health bill escalated enormously you'd  have something else to moan about.
>And why ping 'social bludgers' when you were standing in line for some sort
>of handout? Anyway you can still start your business while you're on the
>dole - that's what you wanted   (the end-of year- accounts sorts that out)
>but why sit around now? Get going.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "graham perkins" <f_uker@hotmail.com>
>To: <sharechat@sharechat.co.nz>
>Sent: Friday, July 28, 2000 11:09 AM
>Subject: Re: [sharechat] Jabba the Hut et. al.
>
>
> > Ril,
> >
> > I do agree New Zealand is becoming more unattractive by the day.  When 
>the
> > government gives 19 million to moari to stop smoking and nothing for any
> > other race, and then declares it wants to get 40 % of New Zealanders
> > speaking moari ( jibberish ) I really do wodner where they are taking 
>this
> > country.
> >
> > Wouldn't it be more beneficail to teach Japansese, German or French as a
> > second language.
> >
> > This government is all about the socail bludger,  At the begining of the
> > year I was out of work and decided I would start a small bissness of my
>own.
> > I was willing to outlay personal capital but would have liked to receive 
>a
> > weekly supplement until I was able to surport myself.  No they said you
>will
> > have to stand down for 46 weeks ( I think ) and go on the dole.  That is 
>a
> > pathetic offer the government would have rather paid me money to sit
>around
> > home and do nothing, rather than to start a business which would have
> > created instant employment for myself and 2 others! I walked out
>dissgusted
> >
> > With socail policies like this and the government folding to moari and
> > immigrants I think New Zealand is on the way down.  If things don't look
>up
> > I may join you in the tide of X pats.  Lucky me Mum was born in England
>;-)
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> >
> > >From: RIL <ril99_99@yahoo.co.uk>
> > >Reply-To: sharechat@sharechat.co.nz
> > >To: sharechat@sharechat.co.nz
> > >Subject: [sharechat] Jabba the Hut et. al.
> > >Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 17:33:51 +0100 (BST)
> > >
> > >Every time I get a paper up here you guys look more
> > >and more like a third world colony.
> > >
> > >So it comes as no surprise that the latest appointee
> > >to the red cause makes Jabba the Hut look anorexic. We
> > >now know where most of Restaurant Brand's profits have
> > >come from. It must be of considerable concern to
> > >investors the the appointee in question has joined
> > >weight-watchers. Bail!
> > >
> > >Moving right along:
> > >
> > >Commsoft - this is a good stock and I think it will do
> > >well. Unfortunately it is only listing on ASX so it
> > >may be hard for NZ punters to get a look in. It will
> > >do well if the current sky high technology stock
> > >valuations continue.
> > >
> > >The unusual SMR buyback strategy makes little
> > >immediate sense unless SMR is short of cash. But then
> > >why buy back shares?
> > >
> > >Now an NZ export trade story for your edification. A
> > >friend was looking into an export opportunity out of
> > >NZ to the first world (UK). He rang the Tradenz
> > >organisation for some information on tariffs and trade
> > >assistance. Answer: no assistance and we'll send you
> > >an invoice for the information if you want it although
> > >it will take time as we don't have a database on this
> > >product.
> > >
> > >Thank you very much but no thanks he said and rang the
> > >Aussie equivalent Austrade. More than happy to assist
> > >they said and we will give you the information free
> > >and up to $200,000 assistance including recon. trips
> > >etc.
> > >
> > >So now Aussie has a new exporter and a few more jobs
> > >with more to come.
> > >
> > >Don't you Kiwis understand you are the most
> > >disadvantaged player in international trade to begin
> > >with and you still knee-cap your exporters.
> > >
> > >Oh well, hay if I'm a Maori and I want to stop smoking
> > >I get $19 million.
> > >
> > >Watching your national decline with interest from
> > >afar.
> > >
> > >Kind Regards
> > >
> > >RIL
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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