Economists say means-testing NZ Super makes sense

Drew Parker2026-07-07T18:43:24.000Z

Means testing super? So the rich get to keep their mansions and we fight over crumbs. Classic.

James O’Brien2026-07-07T18:55:24.000Z

Of course it makes sense. Why should someone earning $180k get super? I barely scrape by on $60k.

Cameron Diaz2026-07-07T19:02:24.000Z

trust the govt with more data? Seen their IT projects lately?

Hayden Kelly2026-07-07T19:03:24.000Z

Great idea until they means test your own parents out of it. Ffs.

James O’Brien2026-07-07T19:20:24.000Z

you're happy for Bill Gates to get super? Cos that's the alternative.

Tom Harris2026-07-07T19:10:24.000Z

Nah get stuffed. We all pay taxes our whole lives, it's not charity it's our money back.

Sam North2026-07-07T19:50:24.000Z

Tom Harris2026-07-07T19:52:24.000Z

mate, it's our money, not a handout.

Reese Morgan2026-07-07T19:34:24.000Z

9% over 65 earning over $100k? That's not that many. Leave super alone.

Hayden Kelly2026-07-07T20:24:24.000Z

nah, they'll assess your house value and call you wealthy. What a joke.

Cameron Diaz2026-07-07T19:57:24.000Z

Means testing = more government snooping into your finances. No thanks.

Sam North2026-07-07T20:16:24.000Z

As an electrician I work with guys in their 70s still on tools. They don't need super but they earned it. Means testing just punishes hard work.

Drew Parker2026-07-07T20:35:24.000Z

Drew Parker - they'll find a way to mess it up. Bureaucrats love a new system to milk.

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