Taxpayer Talk: Deputy PM David Seymour on woke regulators, KiwiSaver, and ACT’s election fight
About this episode
David Seymour discusses various political topics including regulatory issues and ACT's election strategy in a pre-election interview.
In this episode of Taxpayer Talk, Peter Williams is joined by ACT Leader and Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour for a wide-ranging pre-election interview on coalition tensions, regulatory overreach, free speech, KiwiSaver, Treaty politics, and ACT’s record in Government. From “political neutrality” rules for regulators and the Ministry of Regulation’s war on red tape, to compulsory savings, bond markets, the Treaty Principles Bill, and whether ACT can grow its vote, Seymour makes the case th...
People in this episode
Host: Peter Williams
Guest: David Seymour
Topics covered
- regulatory overreach
- KiwiSaver
- free speech
- coalition tensions
- Treaty politics
- ACT's election fight
Keywords
- David Seymour
- KiwiSaver
- regulatory overreach
- free speech
- Treaty politics
- ACT party
- election
- coalition tensions
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: ACT, Ministry of Regulation, Treaty Principles Bill
Places: New Zealand
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