Poverty amongst senior citizens in New Zealand It seems that a goodly number of Superannuitants are cashing in their KiwiSaver and retirement savings and cruising off into the wide blue yonder – a well earned […]
Social Experiments to fight poverty!!!
Summary: In Social Experiments to fight Poverty, Esther Duflo, discusses various ways to fight poverty. She talks about some of the poorest of the poor in the world. Hence There are valuable lessons to be […]
Pursuing happiness in the developed world and developing nations
An original article on Happiness and its pursuit by The Analyst.
MONK MENTALITY – Jay Shetty – Key to Happiness
Exclusive Interview with Jay Shetty where he shares what it is like to be a monk and the key to finding happiness.
GST, Poverty and the Trickle-Down Economy.
GST, Poverty and the Trickle-Down Economy. Article explains why GST is a tax on a tax, a Double Dip Tax and the Trickle Down effects of Government spending.
How people enter into poverty?
Anirudh Krishna on why people become poor or enter poverty usually through no fault of their own but due to everyday adverse events as the causative feature.
Auckland’s housing crisis worsens: RNZ Checkpoint.
In the South Auckland suburb of Otara, state houses are 98 percent full, with people opting to live 17 to a home or paying through the nose to live in an unheated garage. John Campbell investigates. Source: Youtube
Intergenerational Poverty! Why is it a disability?
Article explains why Intergenerational Poverty should be viewed as a disability.
Money Talks: New Zealand’s homelessness problem getting worse.
Homelessness and housing have become two of the biggest issues in the lead up to New Zealand’s parliamentary elections. That is because the country has more homeless people per capita than any other developed country in the world. It is being driven by extraordinary house prices, with one in every one hundred Kiwis considered homeless. From New Zealand, Kim Vinnell reports.
Pasifika children living below poverty line.
In August a report released by the Children’s Commissioner highlight that approximately 270,000 New Zealand children live in poverty and 40% are Pasifika children. John Pulu finds out how our people are coping.
Source: YouTube