tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post9181836379554073464..comments2024-03-28T09:22:36.967+13:00Comments on Offsetting Behaviour: Partial privatisationEric Cramptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15831696523324469713noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-35731859664622597872011-11-27T19:14:12.206+13:002011-11-27T19:14:12.206+13:00Not sure how Canadian park service is run, but whe...Not sure how Canadian park service is run, but when you pay a fee to enter the park you don't mind because it's obvious that the money is invested in the parks. Hell they can even afford road overpasses for wildlife.<br /><br />On the electricity providers front, there has been little mentioneded that some of these are AGING assets and some will require replacement/refurbishing over time. <br />This doesn't seem to stop some who think the dividends will continue on into perpetuity.Vnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-40933976117579901312011-11-26T13:39:27.363+13:002011-11-26T13:39:27.363+13:00There is a lot of emotion that politicians can res...There is a lot of emotion that politicians can rest their arguments against privatizing DoC. For example, an image that politicians can place in our minds is that all of our native bushes will be burnt and torn down, to allow for opencast mines and farming. If we privatized DoC, surely the government can place hefty restrictions on what the private market can do with the land. One such restriction would be to prevent the destruction of the forests. <br /><br />The private market surely would find it profitable to buy up the land, and impose competitive hut prices. Hut prices at the moment are cheap, $5 for a standard hut pass, $15 for a serviced hut. A consequence of this is that it is very hard to find a spare bunk during peak seasons. A lot of huts are also in poor condition. Privatizing DoC huts would remedy both of these failures.Matt Thirkettlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01387838879916516690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-17427041819865800262011-11-25T09:16:49.853+13:002011-11-25T09:16:49.853+13:00DoC owns what, a third of the country? Sure, the l...DoC owns what, a third of the country? Sure, the land's marginal for farming purposes. But a whole lot of it could surely be turned to higher value use. I'd agree with privatising a lot of the other SOEs. Why the government owns a property valuation company...Eric Cramptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15831696523324469713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-21824241876501350522011-11-25T08:20:42.852+13:002011-11-25T08:20:42.852+13:00Wow, DoC? I think you just found the third rail of...Wow, DoC? I think you just found the third rail of NZ politics! Any particular reason you favour a DoC sell-off over getting the government out of mining, internet (Orcon) and other areas? Surely DoC land is mostly marginal and remote - Personally I would prefer re-zoning of existing land over adding new stock.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com