George
The justification being circulated by the COL for plunging NZ into debt is that borrowing money has never been cheaper. But less than two years ago Labour and Goff discovered a far cheaper method of raising capital, a 12.5% regional fuel tax. No borrowing, no interest, and no conscience. The first year of embezzlement raised $150 million. The presumption was that it would help fund the fast rail project to the airport but it hasn’t, and to this day fast rail remains a figment of Twyford’s and Goff’s imaginations. The point is, why is this tax still being applied?
Would you believe, now that it is an election year, suddenly Auckland is awash with borrowed Government money. With so much borrowed money being splashed around, surely the need for the regional fuel tax has become redundant; after all, “money has never been cheaper” – unless you steal it of course. Delusion is Ardern’s strong suit.
Delusion 1: “A once in a lifetime opportunity to invest in New Zealand – modernising our infrastructure, preparing for climate change and helping grow the economy”. Once in a lifetime? Guess what this is called Jacinda: “housekeeping”. Every administration since 1856 has been modernising our infrastructure and helping to grow our economy. However you are the first administration that has insanely borrowed money in preparation for climate change.
Delusion 2: Do you remember your speech regarding KiwiBuild at the 2018 Labour Party conference? It was only thirteen months ago.
“It was a huge day. I was standing near the front of one of the families’ new homes when I overheard Phil Twyford say to one of the people gathered at the street party “this is one of the most important days of my political life”. You continued “And I can see why. KiwiBuild is an example of the government seeing a problem, and FIXING IT?”
Seven months later Twyford was sacked from his KiwiBuild portfolio. That must have been the second most important day of his political life. Delusional to the end.
Delusion 3: And this gem from your same speech:
“And yet we all know that some of our critics gloomily forewarned that Labour in government wouldn’t be able to balance the books. But Grant has proved the naysayers wrong. He has kept a firm grip on the country’s finances and he is focused on running surpluses which is a vital part of our plan. A surplus is a safety net”.
Not in an election year apparently! Three years ago Labour’s election promises were calculated to contain an 11 billion dollar fiscal hole. The amount borrowed was $10 billion. Who told the truth? Delusional to the end.
Delusion 4: If you are prepared to spread this manure to the Party faithful, how can the electorate rely on you to run an honest and factual campaign? They don’t and you won’t of course.
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