Labour / NZ First Government

[justakiwi]

Thanks for clarifying that.

You seem rather naive or arrogant as well. You "protest" on here and say that you at least get out every day etc etc. How do you know that Jonu, or anyone else for that matter does not do exactly the same? (btw your work does not count because you do that for remuneration) I am talking about the extra things we do to help others. You cannot judge someone by the arguments they posit on a share trading site.

[justakiwi]

Well, at least you got one thing right. I’m not just being an arrogant, disrespectful prick for the sake of it. I feel sorry for you.

Justakiwi means well but I sincerely believe she is so besotted with Cindy she cannot accept Saint Cindy can do any wrong.

Question left unanswered - What is the flow in effect of the ‘strictest lockdown in the world’ on incremental unemployment & the effects in social & health problems?

Will only require another $5m from this government’s unlimited budgets for studies & reports into all manner of things.

But don’t expect this government to commission such a report - because it will show this lockdown on the negative side.

Sad.

[Balance]

Well, at least you got one thing right. I’m not just being an arrogant, disrespectful prick for the sake of it. I feel sorry for you.

Don’t feel sorry for me, justakiwi although I appreciate your sentiment.

You should feel sorry though for the tens of thousands of NZers needlessly thrown out of their jobs because of the ‘strictest lockdown’ in the world.

Their sufferings are going to be profound and there will be social & health problems for years to come.

So sorry you live in a different planet from those of us who have had to console NZers who were made redundant & jobless in the past.

It is soul destroying and it beggars belief that this government is not commissioning a report to quantify how many additional jobless and corresponding deaths this ‘strictest lockdown’ in the world has caused. Why?

[justakiwi]

I accept your point of view even though I disagree with it. What I struggle with however, is the way you present your arguments and your constant “ramping up” of pretty much everything. It’s as if you never stop to take a breath.

Either way, you are not good for my emotional or mental well-being, so once again, I am out. The sun is shining, birds are singing, and life is too precious to waste it in pointless debates. Enjoy the rest of your day.

Don’t feel sorry for me, justakiwi although I appreciate your sentiment.

You should feel sorry though for the tens of thousands of NZers needlessly thrown out of their jobs because of the ‘strictest lockdown’ in the world.

Their sufferings are going to be profound and there will be social & health problems for years to come.

So sorry you live in a different planet from those of us who have had to console NZers who were made redundant & jobless in the past.

It is soul destroying and it beggars belief that this government is not commissioning a report to quantify how many additional jobless and corresponding deaths this ‘strictest lockdown’ in the world has caused. Why?

[Balance]

Covid-19 briefing today :

In response to a question of the possibility of the wealth gap widening because of the virus, Cindy undertakes to make sure that the gap will be addressed in the budget and in the years ahead.

Well, Cindy is already doing an outstanding job of creating more unemployment that necessary through the ‘strictest lockdown’ in the world, and balancing that increase in social welfare beneficiaries via impoverishing Mom & Dad through zero direct help for their businesses. Clever, huh?

Watch out for a whole raft of wealth tax in the budget. Sock it to the ‘rich’ so everybody becomes poor and closed the wealth gap.

Be afraid, be very very vigilant of the socialist agenda of this economically incompetent government.

[westerly]

I accept your point of view even though I disagree with it. What I struggle with however, is the way you present your arguments and your constant “ramping up” of pretty much everything. It’s as if you never stop to take a breath.

Either way, you are not good for my emotional or mental well-being, so once again, I am out. The sun is shining, birds are singing, and life is too precious to waste it in pointless debates. Enjoy the rest of your day.

Don't take them too seriously justakiwi, it is all politically motivated frustration that their side missed out at the last election or just stirring the pot.

westerly

[jonu]

Don't take them too seriously justakiwi, it is all politically motivated frustration that their side missed out at the last election or just stirring the pot.

westerly

I think a wee bit has changed since the last election.

[Balance]

I think a wee bit has changed since the last election.

As in plenty of promises made, broken and hidden:

Kiwibuild
CGT
Child poverty
Police numbers
Transparency
Accountability
Highest level of performance - Clare Curran, Phil Twyford, Iain Lees-Galloway, David Clark

And now, using the virus crisis to close the gap between so-called haves & have nots by increasing numbers of Have-Nots.

Bravo, westerly!

[Joshuatree]

Don't take them too seriously justakiwi, it is all politically motivated frustration that their side missed out at the last election or just stirring the pot.

westerly

Yep , always know better dont they, wannabe armchair hindsight heroes but sadly rather caste methinks.If they aren't benificary bashing,Govt knocking, strong woman hating,, trumpifying, making irrelevant noises, and misinformation, being trolls for national.

Its an incredible balancing act going on right now and this govt is doing remarkably well with results so far. Just look at other countries and see the overrun hospitals, the massive un employment, the looming food shortages etc etc. We so lucky here.

[macduffy]

Just changing the direction slightly here, it seems to me that the govt, which I give full marks for its handling of the crisis so far, now runs the risk of being accused of milking the situation for their own benefit. Perhaps a daily news bulletin, rather than a full blown daily press conference will soon be appropriate?