National’s economic plan is a joke looking for a punchline
Look.
I appreciate that there is a lot of anger from many on the Left at the incremental ‘progress’ of Jacinda’s Labour Party.
I appreciate there is a deep resentment to the Covid response and an anger towards another round of being told what to do by people who have work from home privilege.
I get all that.
But not one of you can seriously believe that National’s economic ‘plan’ is anything other than total bullshit that won’t in any way shape or form solve the complex problems in front of us!
Let’s look at the above ‘plan’
‘Stop adding costs to business’ – You mean like the extended sick pay that we needed because of Covid? You mean like allowing workers who have been beaten during domestic violence time off work? You mean like Matariki? You mean like the minimum wage increases? If your business is on the verge of collapse because of sick days during a pandemic, allowing your workers to heal their domestic abuse bruises at home, basic pay rises and the only Māori public holiday, could I humbly suggest you shouldn’t be in fucking business! The low wage economy that National and ACT live for is the problem here, not extra days off that attempt to provide better work conditions.
‘Remove bottlenecks to the economy’ – Oh you mean mass immigration, the very mass immigration that crushed Auckland, sparked the housing crisis and forces domestic workers to compete against cheaper migrant labour? That’s not a solution, that’s the problem! It’s like National are the Dr and they’ve suggested amputating the body away from the Tumour so the Tumour can keep growing!
‘Disciplined Government Spending’ – National always tell us that will cut spending, but never actually explain where that spending cut will come from because you the voter will shit yourself when you see how much they want to slash and burn out of welfare, education and health.
‘Tax relief for hard working Kiwis’ – The average worker will get less than $1000 in National tax cuts, Luxon will take home $18 000 in tax cuts! Poor people aren’t stupid, they see through that!
‘Focus the Reserve Bank solely on inflation’ – So remove the welfare of the citizens and just focus on inflation? What a great step backwards!
NONE and I mean NONE of this is a solution! Cutting sick days, dumping public holidays, stopping minimum wage increases, mass immigration, tax cuts for the rich, vast slash and burn campaign on public services (but not telling you what those public services will be) and forcing the Gods of NZ Capitalism to focus solely on inflation are not solutions, they are a joke looking for a punchline.
You can be shitty with Labour, but don’t dare pretend National has any answer!
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Thought that The National Party of Aotearoa New Zealand was the finist economic managers in the world. Where’s their detail?
National are last now Sam, they are simply the worst by a long stretch, no detail because they don’t have any.
Add in corruption and and how they run as a dictatorship government and that just shows how far National have deteriorated. $100,000 to get two Indians or one Chinese, meh!
I don’t care about that. I want more than words. A 1200 word essay, 600, or a spread sheet. Not words, ink, paper, hard copy. Something. It’s all over Labours Facebook wheres Nationals?
In Bob’s head.
Nailed it Martyn.
Agree with ya Bert when National came to power under John, Aunty Helen and Uncle Mc Srooge Cullen (god bless him) left plenty of money in the kitty and who wasted and spent it all and then had a bloody cheek to fuck of cause NZders finally took their rose coloured blinkers of and saw right through him. And by then it was too late as the damage had been done.
A good commentary Martyn. I thought we lost you to the tories a way back there but i know that it was a way to score hits on the Blogg. Labour has done well with social housing considering the NATZACT coalition hasn’t built a social house for at least 30 years. In 2017, the Tories didnt include families in garages, cars, caravans, tents, homeless, families, motels on the waiting list for social housing. Labour immediately invited those unfortunate people to register their needs. NATZACT are a do nothing conservative party who believe in tax relief for the rich, cuts to health, education, welfare and police.
Quite correct.
My wife commented last night, after returning home exhausted from another 12 hour shift at the hospital, that the nurses were furious about Andrew Little denigrating their profession by using Shortland St to promote nursing in NZ. After all it’s not really patient centred but more about frivolous relationships inside and outside the hospital.
They are equally annoyed that Labour could be spinning a $10,000 grant to help returning nurses, with re-entry into the profession, as this has be happening for some time with her former DHB.
These are deliberately vague statements at this point in the election cycle. This is to prevent Labour either stealing specific policies or undermining them.
Well Labour won’t steal Nationals state house build or Nationals housing or health crisis and low wage economy.
We are aware of Nationals impending policies.
Truly depressing.
National is so small in their thinking and Labour so outrageous in their policies, spending and delivery.
Effed every which way.
You’ve completely missed the point Bomber.
There are NO differences between National and Labour.
Your attempt to differentiate them is totally disingenuous. It makes no real difference whom you vote for.
Truer now than ever before…
We quite clearly can’t have a National led government because of the probability that it would be short sighted. They would cut funds to health, welfare, and education and if they are elected and then they do these things then our economy will surely be stymied as a result of that. What we need is a workable and progressive economic plan.
Thanks Labour for my first Cost of Living payment!!
Well said Dan
And of course a Labour government would end up doing what they are doing now, rectifying Nationals years of destruction.
So here’s the thing, Luxon said the cost of living payment was a waste of tax payers money, essentially wasted on would be voters. Yet an $18,000 a year tax cut for Luxon is not a waste of tax payer money?
Remember that when voting next year.
Yes Bert, Luxon also said it was taxpayer money Labour are giving away yeah right! My partner got a big fat 20 cent pay rise on April 1st 2022, he went from earning $21.00 to $21.20 he deserves this money (cost of living payment) he earns fuck all and gets fuck all back in taxes and works hard just as hard as the Nurses.
It’s very rare in a democracy for voters to choose a political party based on policy. The average voter has such a simple understanding of economics that most policy detail is beyond them. Elections are a popularity contest and not much else.