9 out of 10 Reasons to not Vote Labour
During tonight's opening broadcast Labour gave during 10 reasons to vote for them. I didn't write them down so can't remember them all but 9 of them were:
1. Interest Free Student Loans
A subsidy for all the graduate Lawyers, Doctors and Accountants? Don't these guys earn enough that they shouldn't get even more subsidisy from people who earn less.
2. Lots more Hip, Knee and Joint operations and Cataract Operations.
What about heart, lung, ear nose and throat, kidney, liver operations? You die in middle age so your grannie gets to kick rugby balls again!
3. 250 more Community Police.
Notice how it's a pledge to increase Community Police, not total Police. So Labour could be promising to pull 250 frontline police using spin to cover it up. Dial 111 and Scream Louder!
4. No troops to Iraq and no change to the Nuclear Free policy.
Only Navy Ships to the Persian Gulf and no American ship visits to NZ. Visits from Nuclear Powers India, China and France to continue as they have all visited in the past 6 years without a problem.
5. 5000 more apprentices
So far there are 7761 people in the Modern Apprentice scheme, which is about 1500 more new apprentices per year since the scheme was introduced. So over the next 3 years Labour are promising an additional 1500 per year.
6. Increase Rates Rebates
Only available if you didn't save for your retirement. So Labour is rewarding you if you don't save for your retirement.
7. Assistance in buying a first home.
A $10,000 grant per person sounds great - This follows the theory that if you take it off them in taxes and give it back and they're grateful for it.
8. Treaty Claims to be Lodged by 2008 and Settled by 2020.
I'll be 48 then. I'm 33 now. That's a long time for the Maori Caucus or the Greens to threaten to pull down the Government unless the policy is dropped.
9. Working for Families increases.
Social Welfare is now available to those earning up to $135,000. (I checked using Labours Calculator.)
NB: They're in the order I remembered them, not the order they were presented.
1. Interest Free Student Loans
A subsidy for all the graduate Lawyers, Doctors and Accountants? Don't these guys earn enough that they shouldn't get even more subsidisy from people who earn less.
2. Lots more Hip, Knee and Joint operations and Cataract Operations.
What about heart, lung, ear nose and throat, kidney, liver operations? You die in middle age so your grannie gets to kick rugby balls again!
3. 250 more Community Police.
Notice how it's a pledge to increase Community Police, not total Police. So Labour could be promising to pull 250 frontline police using spin to cover it up. Dial 111 and Scream Louder!
4. No troops to Iraq and no change to the Nuclear Free policy.
Only Navy Ships to the Persian Gulf and no American ship visits to NZ. Visits from Nuclear Powers India, China and France to continue as they have all visited in the past 6 years without a problem.
5. 5000 more apprentices
So far there are 7761 people in the Modern Apprentice scheme, which is about 1500 more new apprentices per year since the scheme was introduced. So over the next 3 years Labour are promising an additional 1500 per year.
6. Increase Rates Rebates
Only available if you didn't save for your retirement. So Labour is rewarding you if you don't save for your retirement.
7. Assistance in buying a first home.
A $10,000 grant per person sounds great - This follows the theory that if you take it off them in taxes and give it back and they're grateful for it.
8. Treaty Claims to be Lodged by 2008 and Settled by 2020.
I'll be 48 then. I'm 33 now. That's a long time for the Maori Caucus or the Greens to threaten to pull down the Government unless the policy is dropped.
9. Working for Families increases.
Social Welfare is now available to those earning up to $135,000. (I checked using Labours Calculator.)
NB: They're in the order I remembered them, not the order they were presented.
posted by Michael at
8:16 PM
1 Comments:
Sounds like you are getting a bit rattled by the Labour Party initiatives Michael.
Mind you at least we know their policy details unlike the Don's who is still trying to decide where he sits on major policies such as ANZUS, Selling off National Assets (farms etc), or even if we should have NZ Forces in Iraq or elsewhere in the Middle East. Of course we should have troops there in a peace keeping role ratrher than as invading troops undfer a US led coalition. there is a big difference.
I picked up one of Nationals hand out leaflets tonight and it features Cullen and Clark and depicts them as telethon stars with music jingles, a red background etc. Most people will see this as great promotion for the Labour Party and won't bother to read the small print. leaflets usually only get a 5 second glance so I think Labour will be happy with this great free publicity courtesy the National Party advertising budget. I think somebody goofed here in a big way!!!!!
I have now worked out why Don Brash keeps saying "My wife is Singaporean". This is his escape route when national loose the election. He will be looking at moving to Singapore.
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