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Luke Kemeys

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333 total appearances

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Cheques and Balances
Why New Zealand’s Economy Is Falling Behind (And How to Fix It) Ft. Luke Kemeys & Simon Rolland | Episode 475

Can I maintain my lifestyle?

Cheques and Balances
Why New Zealand’s Economy Is Falling Behind (And How to Fix It) Ft. Luke Kemeys & Simon Rolland | Episode 475

And will I be okay for retirement?

Cheques and Balances
Why New Zealand’s Economy Is Falling Behind (And How to Fix It) Ft. Luke Kemeys & Simon Rolland | Episode 475

But hypothetically, if you don't have to worry as much about the size of the mortgage that you're taking on, Australia is probably a bad example there because their house prices are still overinflated as well.

Cheques and Balances
Why New Zealand’s Economy Is Falling Behind (And How to Fix It) Ft. Luke Kemeys & Simon Rolland | Episode 475

But you don't have to worry about your retirement.

Cheques and Balances
Why New Zealand’s Economy Is Falling Behind (And How to Fix It) Ft. Luke Kemeys & Simon Rolland | Episode 475

You've kind of removed two of the three issues, right?

Cheques and Balances
Why New Zealand’s Economy Is Falling Behind (And How to Fix It) Ft. Luke Kemeys & Simon Rolland | Episode 475

Let's break that down a little bit more because the concept of why would I buy a house?

Cheques and Balances
Why New Zealand’s Economy Is Falling Behind (And How to Fix It) Ft. Luke Kemeys & Simon Rolland | Episode 475

I think a lot of Kiwis would understand why wouldn't you buy a house?

Cheques and Balances
Why New Zealand’s Economy Is Falling Behind (And How to Fix It) Ft. Luke Kemeys & Simon Rolland | Episode 475

So what makes the Swiss so different?

Cheques and Balances
Why New Zealand’s Economy Is Falling Behind (And How to Fix It) Ft. Luke Kemeys & Simon Rolland | Episode 475

And actually probably a few countries within Europe where they're going, the math doesn't stack to buy a home.

Cheques and Balances
Why New Zealand’s Economy Is Falling Behind (And How to Fix It) Ft. Luke Kemeys & Simon Rolland | Episode 475

Yeah, I think the point around house prices should only move if incomes moves makes a lot of sense, which comes back to why income's not moving.

Cheques and Balances
Why New Zealand’s Economy Is Falling Behind (And How to Fix It) Ft. Luke Kemeys & Simon Rolland | Episode 475

Luke, we talk about a productivity problem that gets thrown around a lot.

Cheques and Balances
Why New Zealand’s Economy Is Falling Behind (And How to Fix It) Ft. Luke Kemeys & Simon Rolland | Episode 475

Can you define for me, what does a productivity problem mean and why is it an issue?

Cheques and Balances
Why New Zealand’s Economy Is Falling Behind (And How to Fix It) Ft. Luke Kemeys & Simon Rolland | Episode 475

I also think sometimes people get offended by the term going like productivity means you're not working hard enough, like the individual.

Cheques and Balances
Why New Zealand’s Economy Is Falling Behind (And How to Fix It) Ft. Luke Kemeys & Simon Rolland | Episode 475

And people are like, what are you talking about, man?

Cheques and Balances
Why New Zealand’s Economy Is Falling Behind (And How to Fix It) Ft. Luke Kemeys & Simon Rolland | Episode 475

I work really hard.

Cheques and Balances
Why New Zealand’s Economy Is Falling Behind (And How to Fix It) Ft. Luke Kemeys & Simon Rolland | Episode 475

And it's like, no, no, no.

Cheques and Balances
Why New Zealand’s Economy Is Falling Behind (And How to Fix It) Ft. Luke Kemeys & Simon Rolland | Episode 475

For the work that you put in, you're not getting appropriately compensated compared to if you're in another part of the world, which is why people move overseas.

Cheques and Balances
Why New Zealand’s Economy Is Falling Behind (And How to Fix It) Ft. Luke Kemeys & Simon Rolland | Episode 475

It's quite interesting.

Cheques and Balances
Why New Zealand’s Economy Is Falling Behind (And How to Fix It) Ft. Luke Kemeys & Simon Rolland | Episode 475

So Simon, you've sold two businesses for north of $10 million.

Cheques and Balances
Why New Zealand’s Economy Is Falling Behind (And How to Fix It) Ft. Luke Kemeys & Simon Rolland | Episode 475

In terms of those circles of peers and those sort of things, how do those conversations go for you?