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Ganesh Rajaram Ahirao

@ganeshahirao.bsky.social

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He/him/ia. Economist convinced that business-as-usual is not the answer. Have data & evidence. Applied to be academic, but didn't know secret handshake. Paid my dues as consultant, then public servant. Now back in comfort zone of cricket and spreadsheets.

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Ganesh Rajaram Ahirao @ganeshahirao.bsky.social · Aug 14

#nzpol

Make no mistake, this government knows full well what it is doing.

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Government on track to dismember the public sector

A plea to not believe one's own propaganda

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Ganesh Rajaram Ahirao @ganeshahirao.bsky.social · 6h

Happy Diwali to all 🙏❤️

Picture of diwa (one flame from wick in small bowl/plate), surrounded by several individual flames on their own smaller plates.

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Ganesh Rajaram Ahirao @ganeshahirao.bsky.social · 9h

Presume new RB Governor will be chomping at bit to take up residence 🤔.

www.stats.govt.nz/information-...

Consumers price index: September 2025 quarter | Stats NZ

Prices rose 1.0 percent in the September 2025 quarter compared with the June 2025 quarter, and rose 3.0 percent percent in the 12 months to September 2025.

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Ganesh Rajaram Ahirao @ganeshahirao.bsky.social · 10h

Oh .. and forgot to mention the boats ...

Ganesh Rajaram Ahirao @ganeshahirao.bsky.social · 10h

Yup, need more characters ...child poverty and the homeless ... ☹😠😡

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Ganesh Rajaram Ahirao @ganeshahirao.bsky.social · 13h

Keep politics out of:

sport
religion
regulation
economics
business
making money
labour relations

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Musical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 1d

Now, don't ask 'where will we find the money', Govt creates $ with votes. Ask instead, where will we find the resources? Do we need fewer people doing bullshit jobs and more well-trained kiwis teaching and doctoring? Well, put up wages and design some taxes to rebalance the economy ffs! [Ends]

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1

CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1

CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1

Trickle-down economics was always a sham.

Nothing has ever trickled down.

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Ganesh Rajaram Ahirao @ganeshahirao.bsky.social · 1d

For economic idiocy the "money doesn't grow on trees" parable takes the cake for me😠😡.

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Ganesh Rajaram Ahirao @ganeshahirao.bsky.social · 1d

Irrespective of the politics (which I'm happy to leave to others more expert in that field🙂), the economics of this letter is just plain irresponsible misinformation.

The homilies ... "we can't afford it", "debt is bad" abound😡.

But, we are not stupid ... ganeshnana.substack.com/p/spending-b...

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Ganesh Rajaram Ahirao @ganeshahirao.bsky.social · 2d

Final figures in for Māori wards "referendum"😠. A resounding margin of nearly 74,300 (over 7%, 53.7% v 46.3%) in favour❤️.

But, of course, lots more to do.

Toitū Te Tiriti.

Take care all, keep well, be safe, stay strong.

Kia kaha.

Horizontal bar chart showing %yes and %no votes for Māori wards for each Council. Porirua tops the chart with nearly 70% "yes", while Matamata-Piako is at the bottom of the chart with less than 40% "yes".

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Ganesh Rajaram Ahirao @ganeshahirao.bsky.social · 2d

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Foxy @foxylustygrover.bsky.social · 3d

Christopher Luxon has been saying shit like:

"The worst thing that New Zealand needs is more tax, more borrowing, more spending -that's what's got us into the mess," he said last month."

for the last 3 years and everyone hates him, do you think it's even occurred to him no one believes him? #NZPol

Ganesh Rajaram Ahirao @ganeshahirao.bsky.social · 3d

#nzpol

We need to replace more than 3 decades of manufactured debt hysteria, with sound, robust, prudent *economics* as our basis for fiscal management.

Spending, borrowing, taxing - it's called fiscal policy
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Spending, borrowing, taxing - it's called fiscal policy

Reclaiming fiscal policy as a legitimate tool for economic governance

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New Zealand Council of Trade Unions @nzctu.bsky.social · 5d

#BREAKING Rā Whakamana locations have just DROPPED. On the 28th of October we're gathering across the motu as iwi and unions to mark the signing of He Whakaputanga and the first Labour Day. Go to together.org.nz to find an event in your rohe and sign up for email updates. #nzpol

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Ganesh Rajaram Ahirao @ganeshahirao.bsky.social · 4d

Someone else has broken their silence and issued a statement saying they have

"full confidence in the current leader and I myself have no plans or aspirations for a leadership position".

They added they will not make any further comment on the matter.

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Ganesh Rajaram Ahirao @ganeshahirao.bsky.social · 6d

Note we have yet to be told how much they will cost us.

But remember, whatever number we are told, please add $671m to account for what we have already spent and got nothing in return.

What a bargain 🤔! ☹️😠😡.

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Ganesh Rajaram Ahirao @ganeshahirao.bsky.social · 7d

Votes for Māori wards

District and region roll of honour - from top to bottom

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Ganesh Rajaram Ahirao @ganeshahirao.bsky.social · 7d

... leadership 🤔 ...

Ganesh Rajaram Ahirao @ganeshahirao.bsky.social · 7d

Aotearoa ... where are we heading💔 ...

... hoping 'ratepayers' that voted for 'candidates/parties' promising rates caps/cuts are not surprised when

* sewers spew direct to ocean
* toxicity levels of tap water & rivers soar
* blocked drains flood continuously
* communities require gated security

😢

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Ganesh Rajaram Ahirao @ganeshahirao.bsky.social · 8d

"... divide makes way for chasm ..."

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Wealth divide makes way for chasm

Inverted trickle down becomes a torrent, as opportunities and hopes wash away

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Ganesh Rajaram Ahirao @ganeshahirao.bsky.social · 8d

Yup ... its costs us all ... definitely in the long run ... (some of us are hurting now) ... and, yup, I too wonder about the level of thickness ...

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Ganesh Rajaram Ahirao @ganeshahirao.bsky.social · 8d

And similarly awful for future generations, not to mention the planet.😢

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Ganesh Rajaram Ahirao @ganeshahirao.bsky.social · 8d

Saddened, that after yet another election day, I wake to have to concede (again) that - as one great person once said - "NZ is racist af"😢😡.

But - on the glass half-full side - there were some heartening results yesterday ...❤️

So - my friends - keep well, be safe, stay strong✊🏾.

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Ganesh Rajaram Ahirao @ganeshahirao.bsky.social · 8d

... and, of course, could add the anti-3-waters brigade in the same Venn diagram ... 😠

Ganesh Rajaram Ahirao @ganeshahirao.bsky.social · 9d

... my inner voice is way, way more ... shall we say, colourful ...??

Ganesh Rajaram Ahirao @ganeshahirao.bsky.social · 9d

... continuing with my restrained voice ...

... the Venn diagram of anti-co-governance and anti-Māori wards votes would be ...🤔...

... sadly they deal out a lot of harm for the rest of us to cope with ... 💔😠 ...

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