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#89 - Shai Navot Interview (Housing, Public Transport, UBI, Crime, Health, Media, Poverty etc.)
Description
Shai Navot is the interim leader of NZ political party The Opportunities Party (TOP).
SOCIAL MEDIA
WEBSITE - www.top.org.nz
FACEBOOK - facebook.com/topnz
TWITTER - @top_nz
INSTAGRAM - @top.nz
YOUTUBE - @The Opportunities Party
#nzpolitics #politics #housing
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro
00:52 - Shai’s Views On Governments New Housing Policy/Problems With The Policy
04:13 - Rent Caps/Supply Issues
05:36 - No Silver Bullet To Solve Housing
06:24 - Distortion Of The Tax System/Infrastructure Funding
08:33 - Allocating Resources To The Right Place/Infrastructure Commission
11:10 - Northern Express Should Be The Standard For Public Transport
12:10 - New Zealand Is Decades Behind Due To Governance Short Term Thinking
13:38 - NZ Didn’t Build Up Instead Build Out
15:52 - Examples Of Mistakes In Infrastructure
17:45 - NZTA & Kiwirail
18:45 - Media Are Gatekeepers Of Democracy
20:01 - Media Weren’t Giving TOP A Voice
21:51 - Polls/Wasted Vote Argument
24:01 - Labour & National Are Similar
24:25 - Reason TOP Was Excluded From 2020 Election Debates
24:54 - 2020 Election Debates Were Stupid
27:19 - Media Prefer Celebrity Leaders/Next Leader Of TOP/Marketing Strategy
29:59 - What UBI Is, How It Works And Who It Benefits
33:58 - UBI Trial Showed Lowered Rates Of Depression
34:38 - How UBI Would Be Funded/Effects Of UBI
37:10 - Why Wealthy People Would Receive UBI
38:49 - Minimum Wage Wouldn’t Be Abolished From UBI
40:11 - Crime Is Caused Is Interlinked With Housing & Poverty
41:03 - Reece Tells Story Of Customer Walking Out Of Grocery Store With Groceries And Not Paying
43:10 - Theft Is Usually A Result Of Societal Problems
44:59 - Reoffending Statistics And What Causes It
46:44 - Nutritional Food Being Out Of Reach For Some People/Junk Food Tax And What It Would Fund
49:07 - Removing GST From Fruits And Vegetables
50:28 - Lack Of Competition In NZ Is A Problem
50:34 - TOP Social Media