Kyanar: I certainly don't think New Zealand's is going to be all milk and honey either.  National intends to turn a surplus come hell or high water, and in National Party fashion they're guaranteed to do it by putting the boot into the vulnerable; beneficiaries, low income workers, single parents and the like.  Need I remind you of the "lolly tax" (repealing the tax exemption for youths earning less than $9800 per year)?

John Key and Tony Abbot probably have a competition to see who can come up with the most citizenry-hostile budget.

kawaii:

Kyanar: I certainly don't think New Zealand's is going to be all milk and honey either.  National intends to turn a surplus come hell or high water, and in National Party fashion they're guaranteed to do it by putting the boot into the vulnerable; beneficiaries, low income workers, single parents and the like.  Need I remind you of the "lolly tax" (repealing the tax exemption for youths earning less than $9800 per year)?

John Key and Tony Abbot probably have a competition to see who can come up with the most citizenry-hostile budget.

I wish that was the case but is clear that if you're a single low income worker then under Labour for 9 years you received nothing where as at least under John Key you received the independent earners credit. Until Labour stops hating single people and couples without kids by refusing to cut taxes for them it is difficult for me to draw myself to vote for Labour even though the current administration has a less than stella record when it comes to transparency and honesty.

Kyanar: 
To be honest, in my view all of the current options are terrible.  We have National whose fiscal policy is a disastrous almost Ponzi scheme, Labour who haven't actually proposed anything which would be worth a damn to get the country out of trouble, Act who'd sell their own grandmothers if it were legal (and if they got into power, they'd legalise it so they can), Conservative who'd roll us right back into the dark ages from a social perspective, and the Greens who despite having some good policies don't seem to have any concept of "limits" in terms of spending.  I just wish I could vote "no one".