The Daily Blog Open Mic Sunday 10th January 2016

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1. 1000% chooky I agree entirely.

   Cant Andrew little grow some balls?

   At least he could make a stand and place the global village on notice and say Labour rejects the TPPA as agreed to and his next Government will rescind the agreement and leave the TPPA fold and seek alternative agreements with other parties ect’.

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2. We have been pretty disappointed with the Little Labour Party lack of leadership and fence- sitting on the TPP, one of the most urgent and dire sovereignty and democracy issues facing New Zealand

   …but this is why any self respecting Lefty should NOT vote NZ Labour Party nor expect too much from it !

   …and why we need a new Labour Mana Party

   ( this by savenz on the Standard …it is so good I have to repeat it)

   “And before someone thinks that Labour under Cunliffe was advocating the same as Corbyn and Sanders last election from Labour, think again.

   Labour focused on economic reform of the local middle class, they wanted to introduce a capital gains tax, but not on companies and trusts. There were so many loop holes only the honest would get caught. It did not address immigration, in fact helped it, the locals were taxed when they sold, those with overseas cash and wanting to immigrate here on the property investment criteria were welcomed in.

   Labour wanted to increase pension age for locals, but not have any curbs for the people who never paid any taxes in this country and on social welfare.

   Labour never addressed big business or corporations who pay little or no tax. They did not address the problems with our farms and properties being sold and actually support free trade agreements that do this.

   Labour did not focus on social justice or corruption. Dotcom and the revelations from Hager about dirty politics were ‘a distraction’ and was not pursued on any depth. Even though Goff was caught being manipulated by the SIS they never demanded reform of the organisation and a look at corruption.

   Labour were more interested in fighting against Hone Harawira than the Nats. Hone a guy who they might not like, but at least cares about social justice for the poor.

   Labour fought amongst itself more interested in infighting and personal gain than the country.

   1 million people did not vote. Labour’s focus on economic austerity of the middle and lower class while championing global neoliberalism Lite, big business and global foreign investment did not resonate with voters.

   I wonder why?

   Labour are still in denial about what happened”.

   http://thestandard.org.nz/the-problem-with-free-market-capitalism/

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