Saturday, January 17, 2004
Seriously Jim, even for you this is tenuous
The people's poet (if you're from Wigram that is) Jim Anderton came out with a revelation this week - public policy costs money. That is the sort of insight that years in the chamber gives you.
In a press statement on Friday talking about research into the drug 'P' and the likes, Jim said; "This sort of research, and the programmes arising out of it, are vital and yet would be imperiled by a National-led government determined to hand out massive tax cuts to those already on high incomes".
Two things Jim, lowering tax rates reflects a government taking less of what is mine to start with, it is no hand out. Secondly, I would like to see the effect that decreasing the top tax rate has on the overall tax take and compare that to the daily welfare spend. It is scary to think that this sort of mentality is on the Government benches and also begs the question as to how big does a surplus have to be to fund research into this horribly destructive drug.
To link research on drugs to tax cuts shows the Progressives (that's what they are called by the way) policy for 2004 is, if you are earning 60K or more, you are a drain on society, stop this wealth creation nonsense and come back to the commune.
There's a link to the whole statement below if you can stomach it.
You earned it, now give it me or you'll end up on P
