John Key - "Do the teachers really want us to borrow more than that and place a noose around the neck of young New Zealanders?"
A noose around the neck of young New Zealanders?
Our Prime Minister said that???
What's he trying to do with baldly provocative and threatening statements like that do you think?
Prejudice the views of New Zealand parents?
Whip up anti-teacher sentiment?
This is not admirable talk from the leader of our country.
2 comments:
He is right though, the teachers have had 3 percent per year over the last 3 years. Normal workers like me are living with a thing called a recession, something that teachers are well shielded from.
They need to get in the real world!
He's very wrong SouthernRight, to imply that teachers want to 'place a noose around the neck (sic) of young New Zealanders'. That's not reasoned comment, that's emotional scaremongering and from the Prime Minister - shameful.
You've fallen from the spin that teachers are just after more money and are being unreasonable, are greedy and want to place a noose etc.
I'm surprised you didn't add how selfish they are being, striking so close to exam time!
National's tactics don't change much over time - demean the teachers publically, pump up the talkbacks, delay real negotiation, play the 'reasonable money managers'.
Same old tired approach.
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