Herald gets it right

• IrishBill
• 16 years ago
• Categories: election 2008, Media
• Tags: granny, herald

Good to see the New Zealand Herald is starting a campaign to let us know the policy cost of National’s likely massive tax cut programme.

Amongst the list of things National could drop to put money into the pockets of a few are:

• $700 million for Fast Forward Fund investing in food and pastoral sector research.
• $150 million a year on educational changes to keep young people in school or training until they are 18.
• $72.1 million over 10 years to clean up Rotorua lakes
• $8.4 million over two years for Search and Rescue.
• $22.4 million over four years for state house insulation.
• $164.2 million over five years for a cervical cancer immunisation programme.
• $46.5 million over four years to providers of home-based support for injured people.

And as the Herald’s list shows all Key has promised is broadband (with no detail) a small amount of money for solar hotwater heating and bootcamps. Oh and a tax cuts package that will “follow the outline” of their 2005 policy.

Granny is showing us the real choice this election: a party that wants to increase research and productivity, keep the poor warm, have a properly funded Search and Rescue, vaccinate half our population against a particularly nasty form of cancer and make sure if you’re injured you can get decent home care. Or a party that wants to pour money into the pockets of the top 14% of earners. Your choice.