Hone proposes Hone Heke tax

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Wed, 23 Nov 2011 10:49p.m.

Hone Harawira holds up a copy of the 2011 NBR Rich List

Hone Harawira holds up a copy of the 2011 NBR Rich List

By Ali Ikram

Mana Party leader Hone Harawira gave his state of the nation address today in Auckland.

He is proposing a Hone Heke tax on financial transactions to address the growing gap between rich and poor.

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21 Dec 2011 06:13p.m.

Warren wrote:

@kiwijack. Agree with your comments 200%. Hone Hariwira is an evil man. He and his bro's have been given an incredible country to live in and all the educational resources to succeed in life. It's all up to the families and their offspring as to how much they want to succeed in life. It's no good going to the pub every night and smoking drugs and blaming your useless lives on colonization and anything else that will make you feel better Hone. I personally was BORN in this country before you HONE and have as much right to live here as you. Please grow up and just become a Kiwi and lets all work together and have a good life. It's 2011 Hone, not 1840 when your ancestors sold most of this country. Parliament in cooperation with the Maori party has been trying their hardest to address early grievances continually so you really need to shut your racialist mouth and let them get on with it. I hope you and your family have a nice Xmas Hone as unlike you I have a lot of Maori friends and relatives and friendships where you unfortunately have very little except hatred to sustain you. If you really knew the general feeling of Maori from Auckland down towards you Hone you may be surprised. Ngpuhi done some terrible things to tribes in the mid North Island as you well know Hone. They still don't trust you's BRO!!! and I as a Pakeha will NEVER trust you BRO!!!

24 Nov 2011 11:22p.m.

jan.. wrote:

The message below is for 'Hone Harawira' the Heart fulfilled, whats your opinion on the Aotearo New Labour Government Goff and his Parties or you prefer to repeats National standard Government and its bloodshed, child abuse to oil spill from the National Terrorist acts? my answer that the above mentioned happened whithin three years of its services.. Key must clear out off office for Goff's and his Parties to breath.. World Law is at Hand..

24 Nov 2011 10:59p.m.

Kiwijack wrote:

This Hone fella really is the pits! He must be the thickest politician in the world at this time and it's in NZ. The unbelievable coverage the media give this buffoon just defies belief.
The man is a communist, who is also a racist against anything white. He forgets that it was the white people of NZ that built this once great country. And now this lunatic wants to take it all back by force if he could.
What's even more baffling is that he's got support out there. Good Lord what is the world coming to when this ape is allowed the biggest forum in the land to spout his hate of the white mofo's? Really, Hone Heke, the man should be locked up for the good order of the country. It wouldn't be so bad as that's probably where most of his bro's are anyway.
This country is going backwards to even listen to him. Thick as p.g sh.t!!!

24 Nov 2011 03:39p.m.

Dodger wrote:

Hone HAHA tax!

24 Nov 2011 10:49a.m.

Solid J wrote:

Abolish Mondays! A shorter working week without loss of earnings would relieve the stress on those who are overworked, and create new jobs for those without work. Winston Churchill was a big supporter of the three day weekend- and it would restore a healthier work/life balance in our hectic 24/7 culture- good for families, good for workers!

24 Nov 2011 10:44a.m.

FB wrote:

Read these comment on facebook:
When the reward is great, the effort to succeed is great, but when government takes all the reward away, no one will try or want to succeed.
When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that is the beginning of the end of any nation.

24 Nov 2011 12:00a.m.

Umm... wrote:

I'm sorry, but as shown by the various interviews with 'poor' people over the years, and with the culture of generational social welfare abuse, throwing more money at people is not the answer. We need to tackle the root issue of why this is happening in the first place. No more PC bullcrap, just call a spade a spade and stop taking offense when people point out the obvious truth. We don't need more hard working peoples taxes going towards people who can't be bothered. This is not soviet Russia. If we really want to help the poor and get them in a better place, we need to tackle the root issues. It's a culture change, not another handout. Also, Hone Heke? Really? Why not call it the Joseph Stalin tax.

23 Nov 2011 11:49p.m.

Gosh wrote:

So now he’s a comedian, I really can’t keep up.