(02-04-2024, 03:06 PM)king1 Wrote: personally I think all funding of political parties via donations needs to stop. It should be funded internally. There should be no incentive for parties to have an agenda other than what is in the best interest of New Zealand(ers).
Me too - an end to donations of all kinds is sorely needed, lest we end up like America.
(02-04-2024, 04:56 PM)harm_less Wrote: There's nothing new in National doing their level best to sell off as much of our country and its infrastructure as they can. Totally in conflict with environmental and social best practice but when you've got the mindsets of CEO Luxon and 'I've bet my job on giving tax cuts' Willis in play everything is a potential piggy bank to be broken in pursuit of their capitalist agendas. It is extremely concerning what state our country will be in before we see the backs of these greed driven numpties.
I'm starting to think we may need laws (ring fenced in concrete & steel) to make sure those bastards in the beehive are prevented from taking donations & from selling off essential stuff, as well as doing further damage to the environment.
Fat chance of that though.
I'm trying not to swear so much; slightly concerned lest I swear accidentally in front of the great grandkids. No one likes hearing wee ones swear - but this bloody govt is making that extremely difficult when every damned day there's some fresh bit of bollocks from them.
in order to be old & wise, you must first be young & stupid. (I'm still working on that.)