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9:09 am, February 16th, 2010 - 5 comments
Categories: ACC, activism, national/act government -
Tags: acc futures coalition
There’s a demo at Parliament today to protest against the Government’s ACC bill, which raises levies, cuts Kiwis’ entitlements and paves the way for privatisation. If you’re in the CBD make sure you head down in your lunch break.
MARCH AND RALLY FOR ACC
11.30am – 12.00 noon meet at the Fran Wilde Walkway, Westpac Stadium to march to Parliament, or
12.30pm meet at Parliament for the Rally
March route: down steps from Fran Wilde walkway, along Featherston St, turn right into Brandon St, right again into the western lane of Lambton Quay and enter Parliament by the cenotaph entrance.
The demo is organised by the ACC Futures Coalition.
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The ACC bill actually rescues ACC from its appalling financial mess. Makes it sustainable in the long term thank goodness and reduces the need to borrow overseas even more than we are currently borrowing. ie 240 million dollars a week.
So those on the protest wanting say unlimited on demand physio costing an extra $100 million. Where will this extra money come from. Visanomics? The money fairies at the bottom of the garden?
Answer Where and How Much then you might gain some respect if not incredulity.
you jokers ahve already lost that argument, time and again: http://www.thestandard.org.nz/category/economy-and-work/acc/
ACC is not in a financial mess. It make a $1 Billion surplus last year. This bill needlessly cuts entitlements for small savings which will have a large effect on peoples lives. Not to mention its obviously unfair parts such as not allowing people with holiday pay owning to claim ACC.
Now I am confused, please explain to me excatly how the ACC ‘makes $1B a year”. What exactly does it transact or sell to make money. If that is the case then we are giving it $1B too much.