12-09-2023, 12:30 PM
(12-09-2023, 11:43 AM)Lilith7 Wrote:(12-09-2023, 09:19 AM)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote: That is one of my fears too, with any party that wants to put 'economy' before people. The economy we have now depends on exploiting low wages, high rents and property values, and unfair taxation. The total commitment to that old style of management over risking a new version ensures old evils continue to be bedded in regardless of the hidden costs to that very same old style economy.
But it takes guts to do something new and this lot, on whichever plank, lack courage.
They do. Heaven forfend they should put aside petty differences & actually work together for the good of everyone - which is what they're supposed to be doing. In theory. Once upon a time.
The last thing needed now is a wealthy businessman in charge; they've no idea what the hell they're doing when it comes to consequences for ordinary people. And don't appeaqr to care.
(12-09-2023, 11:02 AM)harm_less Wrote: That's especially the case if National end up being dictated to by Seymour in the way he's threatened to do. Having that conniving little twerp essentially calling the government's shots is something that New Zealanders should be extremely worried about.
I think he's untrustworthy & unreliable, interested only in helping the already well off rather than those who are struggling to cope thanks to 40 odd years of their Neo Liberal bullshit.
They apparently don't mind kids going hungry, having homeless people & desperate people begging in the streets, as most of us do.
And I really don't think Luxon has much of a clue & its quite likely Seymour will run rings around him.
Yeah because the homelessness and begging has gotten SOOOOO much better under this Labour government ?