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Its election year. Easy to tell. Political slagging matches, changing of ranks, Sir Roger Douglas back into the forefront of NZ politics, Winston whining, the Greens smoking dope and trying to come up with something sensible to say.
But even more interesting is the tax cuts offered by Labour.
Are they really so naive to think that what they have offered is actually going to change the fact middle New Zealand is hurting, and quite badly.
Okay, the "poor" (sorry, this is a 1st world country, "poor" is a state of mind, not a circumstantial issue like in developing nations - get off your arses and stop being mediocre and then you would no longer be "poor") are supposedly hurting as well, but they now get so many handouts I am struggling to have any sympathy for them. Learn to budget, keep your dick in your pants and your knees together, and upskill - education is the great equalizer. Stop expecting the world to give you things and get out there and get it for yourself!
But middle New Zealand; we face something worse. The prospect that our frivolous spending habits are being crimped by rising prices. Did we deserve bigger tax cuts? Absolutely. Would we be any better off? Doubtful.
Your typical middle New Zealand family spend more than they earn, they have a love affair with debt. We all saw this coming over a year ago. Yet middle New Zealand continue to spend like there was no tomorrow. And guess what, they are now hurting, and have not learned the mistakes of decades past.
Is it Labour's fault? Not really. We saw the same thing happen back in the 70s when New Zealand was creaming the meat industry. People spent more than they earned and didn't save for a rainy day. When the storm hit, we had some hurting to go through.
Now the next storm is here, that same segment of New Zealand is about to hurt again.
And guess who pops up out of the woodwork. The same man who saved New Zealand from rack and ruin last time. The man who made harsh and unpopular decisions, but likely stopped the country from spiraling into bankruptcy.
Sir Roger Douglas.
We are going to have an interesting time in this country. Even if he does not do anything other than get Act over the 5% threshold, his very presence is going to be a thorn in whichever main party wins. He made mistakes, but he also made hard decisions that no one else was willing to make.
Do I support him? No. Do I like him? No. Am I looking forward to his attacks on whichever government is going to lead the country for the next three years? Hell Yes!
There are going to be young politicians brought to tears by this man. And its about bloody time.
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| Posted by Karl Rohde on June 8, 2008 at 3:00 pm | Politics | Trackbacks (0) |
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