Tuesday, 16 August, 2022 - 11:07The departure of the Human Right’s Commission from its core role to defend classical human rights into left wing ideological advocacy would be comical if the policies it is pushing weren’t so dangerous, says the Taxpayers’ Union. "Rent controls represent one of the most dangerous public policy interventions known to housing. Swedish economist Assar Lindbeck once called them ‘the most efficient technique presently known to destroy a city-except for bombing’." "It is worth noting the polarised way a taxpayer funded media outlet is reporting on this matter. Just days after publishing a documentary about Kiwis falling into conspiratorial rabbit holes and not trusting mainstream media, Stuff lead the way.

Source: Stuff August 15, 2022 23:26 UTC