Comments on: Not Yours To Sell

By: samuel welsh

samuel welsh — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 17:05:00 +0000

hands off freaks

By: Kiwipolitico » Blog Archive » Yours, not mines

Kiwipolitico » Blog Archive » Yours, not mines — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 21:09:45 +0000

[...] echoing Phil Goff’s “the many, not the few” and Phil Twyford’s “not yours to sell” (though the visual style has come a long way since that campaign). The hard economic matters [...]

By: Stuart Hawkins

Stuart Hawkins — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 05:27:02 +0000

Pascal, I responded in a logical, reasoned, and polite manner. I explained in plain terms what I meant, explaining why the criticisms you leveled against me were unfounded. The only conclusion a reasonable person can make from your comment “What utter nonsense Stuart. Go Galt fergawdsake. Show us how it’s done and stop littering Red Alert.” is that you are unable to argue against my statements but are still unwilling to change your beliefs and so do not wish to be exposed to the inescapable logic of my position.
At the risk of sounding condescending the only way you can justifiably make the statement you did would be to prove my points completely baseless, yet you haven’t even attempted this.

By: Red_Jez

Red_Jez — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:32:54 +0000

Well done. No doubt he will be a good little consumer.

The passion with which the opposing argument is fought is a good sign this bill is a Good Thing.

One point though, Currently the assets in question are in local government ownership and yet the “crumbing footpaths and substandard parks” are already happening.

Just Saying.

By: Labrat

Labrat — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:59:16 +0000

I’ve got nothing against trains, I even bought a Thomas set for my son. It was on special for $22.99. I had a budget of $40. It meant I had money to buy him books as well. See how that works?
I’m teaching him to spend wisely. His name isn’t Michael.

By: millsy

millsy — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:44:49 +0000

And whats wrong with trains? Oh thats right, you didnt get a trainset when you were a kid, so no one can have one. And if that means 500 extra trucks on the road, so be it.

By: Labrat

Labrat — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:42:10 +0000

Well millsy unfortunately we blew the bidget on the trains, so yes you do have to have 40 year old books in your run-down library

By: millsy

millsy — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:12:12 +0000

So people have to beg the votes for permission to build a new libaray or fix our roads. Your willingness, Farrar to have people put up with green swimming pools, libaries with books that are 40 years out of date (’we hope to land men on the moon by 1970′), crumbing footpaths and substandard parks, reveals you as the money grubbing social darwinist you are. New Zealanders deserve quality infrastructure and assetts, and I will not let a [...deleted: abusive - Phil] like you deprive them of it.

By: David Farrar

David Farrar — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:08:53 +0000

I’d probably be willing to support the bill, so long as Labour amend it so that any purchase or construction of new assets also be subject to a voters referendum.

Why would you demand referendums only for sales, but not for acquisitions?

By: millsy

millsy — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:42:42 +0000

“, rather than wasting it on empire building and think big schemes.”

because parks, footpaths, libraries and swimming pools are all evil arent they