tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post5240414751269475638..comments2023-10-08T12:11:52.993+13:00Comments on New Zealand Conservative: Give them beer and circusesLucia Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10485990994973953860noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post-72064507677125312112011-10-03T21:44:22.548+13:002011-10-03T21:44:22.548+13:00Has the government arranged a new series of X Fact...Has the government arranged a new series of X Factor?<br />What about Strictly Come Dancing With the Stars?<br />If not, it is not doing its job properly!FAIRFACTS MEDIAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09278035907912171422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post-68168199867458187282011-10-03T17:53:16.388+13:002011-10-03T17:53:16.388+13:00Well, there's the downgrade of our credit rati...Well, there's the downgrade of our credit rating even while my local council feels a need to increase their debt from 54 million to 184 million and install water meters so they can sell off water rights later when the interest payments bite.<br /><br />There's potential asset sales, reduction in KiwiSaver and talking about how many new taxes we need, even while the government changes the gift duty arrangement to make trusts a more attractive vehicle for tax evasion.<br /><br />There's retrospective legislation to change the fundamentals of our justice system being pushed through under urgency and accelerated payouts for Treaty of Waitangi claimants even as new groups challenge the idea of "full and final" settlement being considered a mere down payment.<br /><br />All drifting under the blanket of greater issues, like Rugby, Coronation Street and more rugby.<br /><br />But perhaps not so much about the millions NZ will spend on the rugby.ZenTigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07888629207437612884noreply@blogger.com