tdgeek:

 

Thats where I find Labour weak. Inherited Sh!te. (from both parties) But they won't say that. When National win and it goes pear shaped, they will blame Labour.

 

Labour need to man up. 

 

JK got in, as a fresh face, and I voted for him. Good calm manner, great. But it became fake. Poor guy made good, did nothing "we are a market driven economy" got the Kinghthood and bailed, leaving Bill English, who deserves a knighthood in no mans land. Luxon is the same, a bucket list politician. He came from a business background that JK didnt, my feels were good. A real CEO is better than most career politicians. Making a profit, which in Government will work, if the shareholders are the population. But seemingly it seems a case of another shortcut bucket list politician.

 

Tax cuts - JK. No we wont raise GST. Months later he did. Now, I have no issue if raising GST (i.e. increasing taxes) was a good idea or not, the issue is trust. (Personally I feel raising taxes is good as NZ does not have the revenue stream it needs)

 

For those that say that JK WAS a business background, no. he made his millions on FOREX in Hong Kong IIRC, not from a real business that employs real people, and makes real profits. They lubricate the economy. Employ 1000 people but your profits are only 2 Mill? Crap, but you are lubricating the economy, wages and GDP. Trading in FOREX offshore, not so much

 

Nicely summarised.. your right they can't use the right spin.. there attack ads could say exactly above..

" the last national Government voted in 

• a fresh faced business man John Key, xyz as you said
• increased GST
• sold our State power
• sold out state homes
• increased debt to pay for tax cuts
• pushed hospitals to defer capital investment
• has less police per 10000 people
• allowed too much immigration, not matching  infrastructure needed"