Media List

27/10/2008 Here's a clue (letter to Listener) Jane Clifton isn't quite right when she states that we haven't a clue what will avert the credit squeeze. Some of us do - social credit - and orthodox economists have been ridiculing it for the thick end of a century, because it doesn't make the Big Banks obscene amounts of money through usury. Read more ... Katherine Ransom
27/10/2008 Lack of insight I am saddened by the lack of insight the 11 October editorial shows, with all the pat phrases and slick metaphors designed to reassure us. You would have better served your readers if you had provided translations. Several come to mind: Read more ... Katherine Ransom
27/10/2008 Jobs are better than prison Catriona MacLennan is right, jobs are better than prison as a way to fight crime, but she doesn't go far enough. Read more ... Katherine Ransom
27/10/2008 Democrats: Social Credit never went away 24 March 2005 There’s real opportunity for change this election. This will be the first MMP election that Democrats for social credit have contested as a stand-alone party, though we have been a registered political entity since 1954. (“My granddad used to vote Social Credit…” – yep, that’s the one.) We disguised ourselves under other banners for a time, until we realised our core policy was completely ignored. Now we are looking forward to taking our passion to the people. Read more ... Katherine Ransom
27/10/2008 Candidates had no answers Candidates had no answers for the Priority One audience at Bay Court in Tauranga this week. Colour me surprised to find that all five just kept to the usual platitudes. Read more ... Katherine Ransom
27/10/2008 Democrats for social credit: Arts Policy “Enabling” is the word to describe Democrats for social credit Arts Policy, says Social Issues spokesman Katherine Ransom. Read more ... Katherine Ransom
27/10/2008 Bonds - or bondage? “Tauranga City may put itself in an untenable position if it tries to raise capital by selling bonds to the public,” warns Katherine Ransom, candidate for Democrats for social credit (DSC). “Individual investors could well feel that they have a right to make demands or block council projects, and what happens if bonds are purchased by a large corporation? I see naming rights looming.” Read more ... Katherine Ransom
27/10/2008 Here is the Money Candidates had no answers for the Priority One audience at Bay Court this week, which was no surprise to Democrats for social credit (DSC) candidate for Tauranga Katherine Ransom. “They can’t ‘show the money’ because most of it is tied up servicing debt.” Read more ... Katherine Ransom
27/10/2008 Get rid of the monkey “Tax cuts, both actual and promised together, look pathetic next to the wideranging benefits to be had from a decent drop in interest rates,” says Katherine Ransom, Democrats for social credit (DSC) Social Issues spokesperson and candidate for Tauranga. “High interest, an evil that was once outlawed, has been a monkey on our backs long enough.” Read more ... Katherine Ransom
02/12/2007 We work harder, smarter and longer for less 21 August 2007 Dear Editor, Your cover story outlined in detail what most of us already know: we work harder, smarter and longer for less, while a lucky few (dairy farmers, property speculators, entrepreneurs) strike it rich. We slip further down the odious comparison scale (OECD), alternating hand-wringing about what's wrong, with pats of encouragement about how resilient we are to have survived this long. Read more ... Katherine Ransom