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Geoff Simmons

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Geoff Simmons is the leader of the The Opportunities Party (TOP), and economist and an author

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12 years 8 months

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Geoff Simmons asks what plummeting milk prices mean for our fresh water. With farmers under financial stress does that means the environment is in second place?
20th Dec 14, 9:42am
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Geoff Simmons asks what plummeting milk prices mean for our fresh water. With farmers under financial stress does that means the environment is in second place?
The Kiwi bach is a sinking ship and taxpayers should not pay to bail you out says the Morgan Foundation's Geoff Simmons
30th Nov 14, 1:27pm
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The Kiwi bach is a sinking ship and taxpayers should not pay to bail you out says the Morgan Foundation's Geoff Simmons
The crime is not being rich, the crime is we don’t tax all the income that wealth can earn says Morgan Foundation's Geoff Simmons
25th Oct 14, 7:42am
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The crime is not being rich, the crime is we don’t tax all the income that wealth can earn says Morgan Foundation's Geoff Simmons
Geoff Simmons thinks the Thomas Piketty inequality analysis suffers from being very Western Europe oriented, whereas the global picture shows a different and better picture
24th Oct 14, 10:01am
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Geoff Simmons thinks the Thomas Piketty inequality analysis suffers from being very Western Europe oriented, whereas the global picture shows a different and better picture
Will the NZ Power proposal actually reduce electricity charges? Geoff Simmons looks it over the longer term, and the alternatives
6th Sep 14, 8:00am
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Will the NZ Power proposal actually reduce electricity charges? Geoff Simmons looks it over the longer term, and the alternatives
Geoff Simmons says National is encouraging first home buyers to get up to their necks in debt
27th Aug 14, 2:00pm
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Geoff Simmons says National is encouraging first home buyers to get up to their necks in debt
Geoff Simmons reviews the recent decisions surrounding the Ruataniwha dam and the Tukituki catchment
3rd Jul 14, 9:04am
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Geoff Simmons reviews the recent decisions surrounding the Ruataniwha dam and the Tukituki catchment
Geoff Simmons welcomes the introduction of food labels, despite obvious flaws, and sees this as just the start of understanding the food value of what we eat
1st Jul 14, 5:24pm
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Geoff Simmons welcomes the introduction of food labels, despite obvious flaws, and sees this as just the start of understanding the food value of what we eat
Removing GST from fruit and vegetables is a limp response to a real problem, says Geoff Simmons
17th Aug 11, 12:05am
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Removing GST from fruit and vegetables is a limp response to a real problem, says Geoff Simmons