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submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

With the cost of living soaring, many Kiwi families are struggling to afford healthy food. Countries like Canada and the UK don’t tax basic groceries, and it's time New Zealand followed suit. Removing GST—or offering a rebate—on meat and vegetables would ease financial pressure, improve access to nutrition, and support better long-term health for all New Zealanders. Let’s push for tax policy that puts people’s wellbeing first. Sign the petition and help make real change happen.

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[-] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

TOP just don't seem to know how to sell their ideas to the public.

Also, people vote for ideas and personalities, not policy. Policy is boring and almost nobody reads it.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

This is true; you have to be able to tell a good story.

It helps if the story teller is charming....but as ACT shows it is not a requirement.

One of TOP's problems is it seems like the party of the highly educated. But their policies are helpful for everyone...they have a communication problem, not a policy problem.

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