10-03-2024, 06:14 PM
They do seem awfully keen for people to die, don't they, what with the massive U turn on smoking & now sweet buggerall done to prevent cars polluting the environment. LUxon's right in that we do need a modern transport system, but he must be well aware that many world cities tend to have light rail systems; they had the sense to set them up decades ago.
And we didn't.
"Prime Minister Christopher Luxon suggested he was unconcerned about the cost overruns, saying building a modern transport system was crucial, and hinted the shortfall in funding could be made up by using tools like public-private partnerships.
“We cannot keep doing things the way we’ve been doing it,” Luxon said, when saying he made no apologies for using “innovative” funding tools to improve infrastructure.
And we didn't.
"Prime Minister Christopher Luxon suggested he was unconcerned about the cost overruns, saying building a modern transport system was crucial, and hinted the shortfall in funding could be made up by using tools like public-private partnerships.
“We cannot keep doing things the way we’ve been doing it,” Luxon said, when saying he made no apologies for using “innovative” funding tools to improve infrastructure.
in order to be old & wise, you must first be young & stupid. (I'm still working on that.)