{"id":610,"date":"2011-10-21T05:39:15","date_gmt":"2011-10-21T05:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/neweconomics.net.nz\/?page_id=610"},"modified":"2017-10-25T21:19:24","modified_gmt":"2017-10-25T21:19:24","slug":"manifesto","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/neweconomics.net.nz\/index.php\/manifesto\/","title":{"rendered":"Manifesto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We discussed our policies from 2011 to 2015 and have been largely inactive since 2016. However Deirdre Kent has summarised the findings in her <a href=\"http:\/\/deirdrekent.com\/\">book<\/a> The Big Shift: Rethinking Money, Tax, Welfare and Governance for the Next Economic System. <\/p>\n<p>The following came from a meeting in June 2012. Further policies are being discussed all the time. We now have a brochure ready.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our vision is for a New Zealand..<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Where we have full employment in quality fulfilling work for those wanting it.<\/p>\n<p>2. Where sufficiency is a natural right.<\/p>\n<p>3. Where New Zealanders are happy.<\/p>\n<p>4. Where there is a &#8216;reverence&#8217; for nature.<\/p>\n<p>5. Where the national and local economies are resilient in the face of shocks or threats.<\/p>\n<p>6. Where there are vibrant and functioning local communities.<\/p>\n<p>7. Where full human rights and responsibilities are affirmed and supported.<\/p>\n<p>8. Where our economy is operating as a healthy living organism, like a social ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/neweconomics.net.nz\/index.php\/2012\/06\/core-policies-vision-and-policy-discussion-at-an-otaki-meeting\/nep_otaki\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2292\"><img title=\"New Economics Party meeting in Otaki\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/neweconomics.net.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/nep_otaki.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Our core policy ideals\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. New Zealand has the right to control the issue of its sovereign currrency.<\/p>\n<p>2. We will reform the banking system including reregulation.<\/p>\n<p>3. We will remove the imperative for growth.<\/p>\n<p>4. We will seek fundamental monetary reform, including enabling multiple currencies.<\/p>\n<p>5. We will stop land speculation by a unique method. <a title=\"Tax, currency and welfare reform\" href=\"https:\/\/neweconomics.net.nz\/index.php\/one-proposal-for-combining-monetary-reform-tax-reform-and-welfare-reform\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n<p>6. We will discourage damaging speculative activity in currencies.<\/p>\n<p>7. We will introduce a form of Universal Basic Income (UBI).<\/p>\n<p>8. We will repatriate strategic assets.<\/p>\n<p>9. We will enable local banks, local currencies and local redevelopment.<\/p>\n<p>10. We will build stronger local economies and strengthen local community.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We discussed our policies from 2011 to 2015 and have been largely inactive since 2016. However Deirdre Kent has summarised the findings in her book The Big Shift: Rethinking Money, Tax, Welfare and Governance for the Next Economic System. The &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/neweconomics.net.nz\/index.php\/manifesto\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"sidebar-page.php","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/neweconomics.net.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/610"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/neweconomics.net.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/neweconomics.net.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neweconomics.net.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neweconomics.net.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=610"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/neweconomics.net.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/610\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5289,"href":"https:\/\/neweconomics.net.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/610\/revisions\/5289"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/neweconomics.net.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=610"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}