Poneke not only rejects the linking of climate change to the Victorian bush fires, he points out that opposition to removing vegetation around new homes contributed the problem, as it made it easier for the fire to spread to houses.
Maia at Capitalism Bad blogs on how she thought she was going to be arrested, after I twittered that I expected Maia to be arrested this week. I meant of course Maia Jefferies, the Shortland Street character. An unitended consequence!
Jordan responds to my post of yesterday, saying I exagerrated what he said.
Aaron Bhatnagar blogs his happiness with Auckland City keeping rates increaes to half the rate of inflation, and puts the boot into the North Shore Mayor for stupid comparisons.
Cactus Kate blogs on her time in Wellington this week, and how she never meets for “coffee” as it tastes like “burnt sperm”. One can only wonder the circumstances of being able to make such a comparison.
Nigel Kearney at Kiwi Pundit provides a great example of how trade benefits both parties, even if one party has an absolute advantage in production, becaue it is all about comparative advantage. If this confuses you go read his post.
