Comments on: John Key’s plan to cut your pay

By: Key’s divide and rule to cut wages at The Standard

Key’s divide and rule to cut wages at The Standard — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:29:04 +0000

[...] the end of the day, Key’s comments reflect the fact that he “would love to see wages drop“. He is not interested in lifting wages for working New Zealanders. He’s just [...]

By: Bullying the media at The Standard

Bullying the media at The Standard — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:22:22 +0000

[...] recent case was Key’s attempt to shut down the “we would love to see wages drop” story by putting pressure on a journalist and his employers (to the extent of trying to get him [...]

By: Right headings, wrong policies at The Standard

Right headings, wrong policies at The Standard — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 04:13:24 +0000

[...] Not a single new idea there. None of that will improve productivity or increase export earnings. Close the wage gap? More like Key’s earlier line - “We would love to see wages drop”. [...]

By: Bill sez: ‘pay cuts for youse’ at The Standard

Bill sez: ‘pay cuts for youse’ at The Standard — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:37:02 +0000

[...] again, we see that Key was serious when he said he “would love to see wages drop“, and we see, as predicted, that he was full of crap when he promised higher incomes for [...]

By: Poor Melissa, well, not so poor at The Standard

Poor Melissa, well, not so poor at The Standard — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:47:43 +0000

[...] would be absolutely fascinated to hear what that policy is. Because John Key said he “would love to see wages drop“. The Nats gave a minimum wage increase that barely matched inflation. They’ve refused [...]

By: Mission accomplished at The Standard

Mission accomplished at The Standard — Thu, 28 May 2009 06:03:34 +0000

[...] Key famously said “we would love to see wages drop“. It sure didn’t take him long in governmentto see his ambition [...]

By: We would love to see wage drop - Key at The Standard 2.02

We would love to see wage drop - Key at The Standard 2.02 — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 02:04:18 +0000

[...] the article? This is after all what Key did last year when the Bay Report quoted him saying “We would love to see wages drop“. Outraged, Key lambasted the Bay Report (and the Standard when we reported it), yelling he [...]

By: Will wages drop under National? « g.blog

Will wages drop under National? « g.blog — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:37:59 +0000

[...] drop under National? Posted on 3 October, 2008 by toad Much has been made of the “we would love to see wages drop” comment attributed to John [...]

By: The Standard 2.01: Sarcophagus

The Standard 2.01: Sarcophagus — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:38:10 +0000

[...] the source. It’s the same pattern we saw with Kate Wilkinson on Kiwisaver, Key on his “we would love to see wages drop” quote and we’ve seen in other Crosby/Textor run campaigns in the UK and [...]

By: The Standard 2.01: Meltdown

The Standard 2.01: Meltdown — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:29:57 +0000

[...] line – deny the conversation, say you don’t remember etc (a la Key when he said he “would love to see wages drop“). He could have crawled away, tail between legs and hoped this would die quickly. But on TV1 [...]

By: The Standard 2.01: Fact: Nats cut wages last time they were in power

The Standard 2.01: Fact: Nats cut wages last time they were in power — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:13:08 +0000

[...] Key said he “would love to see wages drop“. He has already announced a workplace policy that will undermine workers and their unions, [...]

By: The Standard 2.01: Key comes out against wage increases

The Standard 2.01: Key comes out against wage increases — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:42:40 +0000

[...] fits with his statement that “we would love to see wages drop“. He wants businesses to pay their workers less in real terms by letting inflation eat into [...]

By: Nat response to C/T scandal right from C/T playbook at The Standard 2.01

Nat response to C/T scandal right from C/T playbook at The Standard 2.01 — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:43:33 +0000

[...] when Key revealed he knows nothing of New Zealand history, the same as we saw when Key said “we would love to see wages drop“, and we’ll see it again every time the mask of Brand Kep [...]

By: Nats to journos: say what we want or shut up at The Standard 2.01

Nats to journos: say what we want or shut up at The Standard 2.01 — Wed, 28 May 2008 01:09:11 +0000

[...] This is not the first time that National has come down hard on a journalist that hasn’t followed their line. You will remember that Bay Report journalist Greg Robertson was bullied and threatened with dismissal after he quoted John Key saying “we would love to see wages drop’. [...]

By: What would National do?: Emigration at thestandard.org.nz

What would National do?: Emigration at thestandard.org.nz — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:05:12 +0000

[...] they increase wages? No, John Key says he “would love to see wages drop“, and every, every, time he talks about incomes he is very careful to say â€˜after-tax [...]