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The ugliness inside our churn and burn economy
Mōrena. Long stories short; here’s my top six things to note in Aotearoa’s political economy around housing, climate and poverty on Tuesday, August 20:
* The Human Rights Commission reports Aotearoa’s biggest visa scheme for temporary migrants “may be enabling potential human trafficking, with signs of systemic migrant exploitation and modern slavery”.
* A international report calling for a ‘feather-light’ Spanish-style wealth tax on the richest 0.5% has found it would raise US$2.1 trillion per year globally and NZ$6 billion per year in Aotearoa.
* Ecotricity is now offering a 21c/unit…
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