Capping rates is Radical and "extreme"
Phil Goff, remember him? He is the increasingly obscure leader of the Labour Party. The same bloke who will be leader for 2 more years before he will get rolled by his party - and with no obvious replacement will be cast off before the war begins from inside the party.
He, despite many years inside Parliament, has realised that he doesn't have the popularity of Helen or the sheer presence of Horomia. In fact he is now so desperate to get publicity he is talking to anybody who will listen to him.
This time it was the delegates of the Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) annual conference. At the moment councillors are worried that Rodney Hide is going to cut back their influence - and force them to do their jobs properly... so along went Goff to show some of that good old fashioned Labour "solidarity". Did Phil talk policy? Certainly not. Phil decided to play the man or in this case the ACT Party:
Labour leader Phil Goff gave delegates tips on how to handle Hide and his proposals, and called ACT "a radical party, which is better than saying it is an extreme party, but there may not be a great deal of difference".
Shit Phil, that whole ACT = extreme/radical stuff is so 1995. It didn't wash then and it won't wash now. What is extreme about capping rates? What do you think the poor ratepayers, suffering from 9 years of being poor taxpayers under Labour think of your idea that rates shouldn't be capped?
What is radical to make councils ensure we have excellent core transport, water and waste services first and foremost? What is more important to ratepayers, clean water or funding social, recreational or cultural events?
What's extreme about making sure our councillors don't treat local government as a play toy? Higher rates bills are deeply unpopular while washing in clean water and getting on a bus to work and back seems pretty popular.
Phil, pull your head in. You simply have no idea whats radical or extreme. Giving citizens the best possible value and protection from greedy local politicians is something you should be supporting. I know you and your Labour comrades hate the idea that rate/taxpayers should have more say in how their money is being spent but surely you can see this will only be good for the people.
Link - Councils signal battle with Hide
He, despite many years inside Parliament, has realised that he doesn't have the popularity of Helen or the sheer presence of Horomia. In fact he is now so desperate to get publicity he is talking to anybody who will listen to him.
This time it was the delegates of the Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) annual conference. At the moment councillors are worried that Rodney Hide is going to cut back their influence - and force them to do their jobs properly... so along went Goff to show some of that good old fashioned Labour "solidarity". Did Phil talk policy? Certainly not. Phil decided to play the man or in this case the ACT Party:
Labour leader Phil Goff gave delegates tips on how to handle Hide and his proposals, and called ACT "a radical party, which is better than saying it is an extreme party, but there may not be a great deal of difference".
Shit Phil, that whole ACT = extreme/radical stuff is so 1995. It didn't wash then and it won't wash now. What is extreme about capping rates? What do you think the poor ratepayers, suffering from 9 years of being poor taxpayers under Labour think of your idea that rates shouldn't be capped?
What is radical to make councils ensure we have excellent core transport, water and waste services first and foremost? What is more important to ratepayers, clean water or funding social, recreational or cultural events?
What's extreme about making sure our councillors don't treat local government as a play toy? Higher rates bills are deeply unpopular while washing in clean water and getting on a bus to work and back seems pretty popular.
Phil, pull your head in. You simply have no idea whats radical or extreme. Giving citizens the best possible value and protection from greedy local politicians is something you should be supporting. I know you and your Labour comrades hate the idea that rate/taxpayers should have more say in how their money is being spent but surely you can see this will only be good for the people.
Link - Councils signal battle with Hide
Labels: Labour lies, phil goff
posted by Clint H at
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
2 Comments:
I'll tell you what's "radical and extreme" Phil--hanging a few socialist politicians publicly as an example to the rest and making council bureaucrats get off their arses and do some real work, instead of simply raising rates to cover their inadequacies as managers.
Come to think of it, those things don't sound too radical at all, speaking as the victim of a council which just raised my rates despite providing no garbage collection, no water and no sewage....
oh, they do provide free internet access for the local lowlifes on the dole though.
For "free" substitute "ratepayer funded".
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