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Jokes about Hamilton aside, this kind of sucks.

As someone who lives here it's sad to see and I'll get to pay for it through rates rises too!

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The sad thing is there are a lot of nice projects that are going to get cut that were shaping up to make quality of life here better.

I would honestly rather have a big rates rise than cut everything back to nothing, as my kids get the benefit growing up here. I’m already paying more in my combined Hamilton + Waikato rates than my relatives in Auckland anyway.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I think this is the sad reality much of my generation is facing. Things aren't going to get better for us, but we can make it better for the next generation. One less fire to deal with, a bit better infrastructure, better chances to by a house... at the cost of our own limited opportunities.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Yep it seems like it’s part of the human condition. All short term thinking, instead of considering how we’re impacting future generations.

“A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.” Etc. etc.