#89 - Shai Navot Interview (Housing, Public Transport, UBI, Crime, Health, Media, Poverty etc.)

Shai Navot is the interim leader of NZ political party The Opportunities Party (TOP). SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE - www.top.org.nz FACEBOOK - facebook.com/topnz TWITTER - @top_nz INSTAGRAM - @top.nz YOUTUBE -  @The Opportunities Party    #nzpolitics #politics #housing   TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro 00:52 - Shai’s Views On Governments New Housing Policy/Problems With The Policy 04:13 - Rent Caps/Supply Issues 05:36 - No Silver Bullet To Solve Housing 06:24 - Distortion Of The Tax System/Infrastructure Funding 08:33 - Allocating Resources To The Right Place/Infrastructure Commission 11:10 - Northern Express Should Be The Standard For Public Transport 12:10 - New Zealand Is Decades Behind Due To Governance Short Term Thinking 13:38 - NZ Didn’t Build Up Instead Build Out 15:52 - Examples Of Mistakes In Infrastructure 17:45 - NZTA & Kiwirail 18:45 - Media Are Gatekeepers Of Democracy 20:01 - Media Weren’t Giving TOP A Voice 21:51 - Polls/Wasted Vote Argument 24:01 - Labour & National Are Similar  24:25 - Reason TOP Was Excluded From 2020 Election Debates 24:54 - 2020 Election Debates Were Stupid 27:19 - Media Prefer Celebrity Leaders/Next Leader Of TOP/Marketing Strategy 29:59 - What UBI Is, How It Works And Who It Benefits 33:58 - UBI Trial Showed Lowered Rates Of Depression 34:38 - How UBI Would Be Funded/Effects Of UBI 37:10 - Why Wealthy People Would Receive UBI 38:49 - Minimum Wage Wouldn’t Be Abolished From UBI 40:11 - Crime Is Caused Is Interlinked With Housing & Poverty 41:03 - Reece Tells Story Of Customer Walking Out Of Grocery Store With Groceries And Not Paying 43:10 - Theft Is Usually A Result Of Societal Problems 44:59 - Reoffending Statistics And What Causes It 46:44 - Nutritional Food Being Out Of Reach For Some People/Junk Food Tax And What It Would Fund 49:07 - Removing GST From Fruits And Vegetables 50:28 - Lack Of Competition In NZ Is A Problem 50:34 - TOP Social Media