I too would love to know what "the other side of the debate" is supposed to be regarding furries in NZ IT, of which I count myself as one (as well as being an NZ taxpayer, of course!). Maybe "Furries that aren't in IT is the "other" side? Who knows? (And who cares!)
New Zealand fur here - it should be noted that the self-proclaimed "Taxpayers Union" is basically a pressure group with links to the right-wing/libertarian ACT Party. Despite being very critical of what they see as "wasteful" government spending, it didn't stop them putting their hand out for government wage subsidies during our COVID lockdown in 2020, and as per the linked Wikipedia article they have not been above playing fast and loose with the truth regarding false identities for obtaining Official Information Act requests.
I too would love to know what "the other side of the debate" is supposed to be regarding furries in NZ IT, of which I count myself as one (as well as being an NZ taxpayer, of course!). Maybe "Furries that aren't in IT is the "other" side? Who knows? (And who cares!)
Still, NZ furries (and others) are giving as good as they are getting :-)
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union Is Currently Being Trolled By a Bunch of Furries
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