#89 - Shai Navot Interview (Housing, Public Transport, UBI, Crime, Health, Media, Poverty etc.)

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