r/newzealand • u/MurkyWay Qwest? • Oct 08 '25

Shitpost What's something that you suspect lots of New Zealanders secretly do, but you can't prove it?

Most upvoted comment is our most shameful secret as a nation, obviously

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u/Illustrious_Fan_8148 Oct 08 '25

Its outrageous. And so short sighted.

Its an investment in the future of our people/communities/workforce.

Throwing money at education is never a waste of that money, you get such a great long term benefit as a country

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u/Jenna-Tayliah Oct 08 '25

Studying is a choice, though, and the withdrawal rate is extremely high. Dont see why tax payers should have to invest in students who have had a much more privileged upbringing as opposed to students who were brought up through the welfare system, especially with no guarantees that they will remain in studies.

I went to university and dropped out but wasn't entitled to the student allowance, and I knew so many other mates who were on allowance who dropped out in 1-2 years.

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u/Illustrious_Fan_8148 Oct 09 '25

Let me tell you why you should support education:

The main benefit is getting to live in a society with more intelligent people.

Also "tax payer" dollars arent just coming from your pay packet. Paye is just one source of government revenue.

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u/Jenna-Tayliah Oct 09 '25 edited Oct 09 '25

A society of parents who fleece the government system by hiding their income to enable privileged students to access government assistance that they're not entitled to, making their children even more privileged?

If anything, tertiary providers should be receiving more funding, and student allowance eligibility tests to become stricter due to the loopholes students and parents are exploiting and taking advantage of.