Hoots has the good oil once again…
Taxpayers’ Union to target Nicola Willis with major campaign on tax and debt – Matthew Hooton
THE FACTS
- The Taxpayers’ Union will launch a major campaign against Finance Minister Nicola Willis, criticising her economic record.
- They argue Willis is taxing, spending, and borrowing more than her predecessor, Grant Robertson.
- The campaign highlights concerns over rising debt, stagnant wages, and increasing living costs under Willis.
The funniest part of Hoot’s column is when he says this…
Union sources say they have searched their consciences
…the idea that anyone at the Taxpayers’ Union has a conscience is sidesplittingly hilarious.
You simply have to hand it to the Taxpayers’ Union, no other right wing astroturf dark money influencer outfit is as well resourced and sly as them.
The Left have NOTHING that can compete with these pricks in terms of influence over the debate OR policy.
The Taxpayers’ Union are a front group for alt right extremists and corporate interests, their capacity to manipulate the petty bigotries of muddle Nu Zilind are almost supernatural.
This friendly fire strategy to attack Nicola Willis is driven by one desire, and one desire only, to enable ACT to cannibalise National vote in the new highly polarised political media landscape shaped by social media hate algorithms.
It’s likely to work.
ACT’s amazing 10% in the last TVNZ Poll for 2025 places the Hard Right in a staggeringly strong position, their social media malice is working and the question has always been why would urban National voters keep voting for a Party as charmless as National when ACT offers so much more right wing spite.
There is something here for the Greens to learn from.
Labour’s only fear is an attack from the Left because it highlights their hollowness.
The Greens should over the next year hit Labour every time they speak:
“This Hateful right wing Government is terrible, and all Labour are offering is a slightly less cruel version, the Greens are the only major party offering a true alternative….”
The Greens should knock Labour every chance they get and use the same dynamics at play that the Hard Right are enjoying.
Taxpayers’ Union attacking Nicola Willis is a Machiavellian master stroke aimed at harvesting real political muscle for ACT at National’s expense.
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