Lily are you surprised by their intentions??!!! LOL!
National has abused the faith of the people by lying
Chargone, I agree - committing to cutting the cost of living makes enormous sense, especially in this economic climate. And you're right, we're almost on our way to the US two-party system :( And Kenobi, you're right too, the evidence is there - the gap between the rich and poor is ever-widening! Giving a pay cut to upper management could mean that lower and middle income wage earners could actually get a payrise, albeit a small one! National seems to work on the "trickle-down theory": high income earners should get more money, because they'll invest it in our economy, the profits of which will eventually trickle down to those at the bottom of society... effing ridiculous.
mmm. I do wish people would look at things and say 'humm, labour's been in power for nine years. certainly we're due for a change. who should we vote for?' and NOT automatically say 'oh, national.' National's just as bad, if not worse, their screw ups are just in different areas. Of course, i suppose that would require a third option who's policies weren't completely unpalatable to large portions of the population but who actually managed to be noticeable and effective. hard to do with the way things are set up now. [i am reminded of the televised debates in the last election <_<] think it'd be more important to do something about hammering down the costs of necessities and such than raising wages though. raising wages just keeps the inflation cycle going, guaranteeing another round of such silliness in a few years time. that said, i suppose there's a limit to what anyone can do about any given thing, and every action is a trade off, so *shrugs*
Well its National, no one on lower to middle incomes flourishes with them in power.They axe disability support first, freeze wages for middle to low income staffers of government organisations whilst giving heafty pay raises to upper management, while abusing the allowance scheme.Fixing New Zealand... helping it grow.. no, the only thing National have done is widen the gap between those that have and those that dont.