Mr Eckhoff’s analysis inadvertently makes a strong case for widening the tax base, including a tax on unearned income. We will need government that speaks the plain truth and a society that values verifiable facts over innuendo and half-truths. We need to find solutions to our intransigent housing problem. We will need government that looks to the future and embraces the need for change rather than relying on backward-looking traditional tweaks such as the tax reductions favoured by Mr Eckhoff. We need new thinking, new solutions and faith in our ability to work collectively as New Zealanders in the face of adversity.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 19, 2020 15:22 UTC