Are we really going to swallow Bill's 'Dead Rat' budget?
Can we accept that English's definition of 'nice to have' matches our own?
Will we be willing to suspend our disbelief that Key and English are sitting pretty, packed to the chops with cash they've awarded themselves since coming into power?
Have false claims like those of Key that he 'won't raise GST' be ignored by the greater bulk of New Zealanders who can see their spending power diminish day by day?
Will we just ignore the cavalier attitude of the Government and in particular John Key over the extravagant purchase of a fleet of uber-comfortable, very expensive limousines for National MP's to jam themselves into, rather than walk the chewing-gum blotched streets of the Capital?
Nope. I don't reckon we will. I think there will be an almighty stink arise as the result of English reading this 'budget for the well-off'. And that stink will cling to English and Key no matter how often they launder their beautifully tailored suits and rub vaseline on their teeth.
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When will we see a shadow budget produced by the Greens (or any other party)?
So far I have seen no alternative budget produced.
When one (alternative budget) is produced, we can discuss factual differences.
Like how much would the "wealthy" be taxed, how much revenue will it produce, how and to whom will it be distributed, etc., etc.
So lets see some figures, collection and distribution policies, innitiatives and direction in an alternative budget.
My first step in any budget would be to cut expenditure to match income (no more borrowing from our childrens children), followed by a tightly scripted and regimented procedure to get away from dependency to independence.
You Robert would be the minister in charge of teaching and organising personal and community vegetable/fruit garden growing.
Who else would you nominate for a ministerial position where their obvious skills would be utilised for creating independence in the populace?
And no, you will not become the minister in charge of maypole dancing!!
I accept the two positions offered Gerrit and, while I understand your reservations around my taking the plum Maypole job due to my lack of actual experience in the field, I'm am a little disappointed. Perhaps something in the Morris line?
You've got my vote as strategist for the Recovery. Bill English and John Key don't. They've had three years to get processes into place that will give New Zealand its best chance to prosper, whatever the global conditions, present and expected. They have, in my view, frittered away their chances through their lack of vision. What they have done is implement a raft of changes as the result of their ideology - ticked off the expected Right-wing set pieces and done nothing inspirational or effective on any significant scale. This budget seems likely to be more of that with English talking cuts to the public service as the central plank. Inspiring! Positive! It's going tp leave a bitter taste and fail to produce useful gain.
But we'll see. It might be a wildly praised budget, with working people across the land out in the streets, cheering for Mr Key and Mr English.
I hope so.
I've got a sturdy pole the excited crowd can borrow with which to celebrate their admiration for the two money men.
would that be the BMW's that your mate Helen signed up, oh I believe they are.
Shaking head - National should do everything Helen Clark signed up?
Sweet!
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