tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post8759799564435585785..comments2024-03-28T09:22:36.967+13:00Comments on Offsetting Behaviour: Is good economics necessarily bad politics?Eric Cramptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15831696523324469713noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-40574795327381022632011-05-29T06:43:16.696+12:002011-05-29T06:43:16.696+12:00And the opposition Liberals promised to scrap the ...And the opposition Liberals promised to scrap the GST, And promptly forgot all about their promise when they won the next election. Your David Caygill was right -- about Canada, anyway.Nick Rowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04982579343160429422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-74402101546930671712011-05-28T15:27:14.322+12:002011-05-28T15:27:14.322+12:00The "air of economic crisis" explains mu...The "air of economic crisis" explains much of the political scene in NZ at the time. People may not have welcomed change, but they accepted it was necessary and this temporarily changed the costs and benefits of policy.Paul Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13731003529546075700noreply@blogger.com