Comments on: Key Government: All Map, No Compass

By: toucan

toucan — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:09:12 +0000

[Highly offensive. You are banned - Grant.]

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By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 07:37:44 +0000

Am I the only one who cannot understand the ETS in either form (Labor or Nat). How exactly does it help the environment to slap on an excise tax that will just be passed on to consumers? And for those that get credits its mainly just a profit for being in a “lucky” industry. Where is the assistance for ‘dirty’ industry to become cleaner?

By: mjanderson

mjanderson — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:50:42 +0000

Whether Key goes or not, he will be rubbished for his decision.

‘Hypocritical’ after his government passed their amended ETS, or ‘Symbolic’ of his governments attitude towards climate change issues.

By: GFraser

GFraser — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:14:58 +0000

I think that as soon as Obama was mentioned to be attending, then it was only a matter of time before Key “changed” his mind.
Cynical, I know, but I will be stunned if he does not go.

By: rainman

rainman — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:17:18 +0000

Caught a snippet on TV3 News tonight where he was saying something like “if a decision is made that I should go, then I’ll go”.

So who are the puppeteers that make that decision, I wonder?

By: Monty

Monty — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:52:44 +0000

Sadly keeping the unafordable policies of the labour Government will in the long run prove to be unaffordable. The tax base is shrinking and some reform is going to be necessary to improve the long term economic outlook – otherwise NZ will be stuck in a cycle of medicority and more debt for future generations.

The restructure can only be put off for so long and at some point a government is going to have to make hard decisions about retirement ages, savings (Kiwisaver is the one very positive thing Cullen did), taxes, Working for families (middle class welfare). I hope Key does use some of his extensive political capital to make some of the hard decisions which are necessary for the future of NZ.

However the Labour Party have a long history of underestimating John Key – and I suspect that this will prove to be another one of those instances. Every time John Key has out-smarted Labour – and I suspect that this will prove to be another one of those instances.

By: ghostwhowalksnz

ghostwhowalksnz — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:27:09 +0000

Or using a topical analogy.

All flowers and no vase!

By: Spud

Spud — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:08:16 +0000

A ticking time bomb