Interesting data on Labour spending

[Kenj]

There are a lot of NUMBERS in there - it may not be to your political taste or even mine, but which bits are wrong?

The aspect that came to mind for me is what is the total of all those listed 'expenses'? A long way short of the "$139 billion per year" stated in the lead paragraph I would suggest. 

The problem is that most people go into a flat panic with mention of millions or billions but when broken down a million equates to 20c per capita, and a billion is $200/NZer. That breakdown applies to both expense to every NZer but also the real cost of implementing meaningful investment for all. The lack of awareness of sizeable monetary amounts is also a big part of the reason significant lotto winners often will have little to show for it a decade or so down the line.

True, but I'd rather have my $200 than let those useless Labour twits lose it.