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As Donnell, who some may remember from his unsuccessful campaign to get the “Waitangi dildo” into Te Papa, explains: “Many New Zealanders think of Aotearoa as an egalitarian paradise where everyone gets a fair go. They may be surprised to learn it’s actually a nasty little goblin country with tax laws straight out of a Dickens novel. “We tax people on everything they earn, no matter how small the amount. This isn’t necessarily the norm. Adopting Australia’s tax code would effectively give every New Zealander earning less than $146,000 a tax cut, with those on lower incomes gaining the most.”
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