Originally Posted by
justakiwi
With all due respect, while I agree with most of what you have said about this guy, I disagree on one point. I think we, as citizens of NZ, and voters, absolutely do have the right to consider what a particular political party, is likely to do to help us/have a positive impact on our personal situation. Right now, when many people are struggling, they have some justification in saying "what about me?" when a budget like this clearly focusses on only one sector of society, and pretty much ignores the rest.
I am hugely disappointed with this budget. Happy for those who will welcome the additional childcare funding - but it was very short sighted of the government to not start that now. My son could have done with this assistance, but by the time it kicks in next March, his two year old will be 3! So pretty useless to them now.
There is nothing in this budget that will help me personally. I am not on any regular medications so the "no prescription charges" is of no benefit to me. There is no public transport in my town, so that's something I can't really take advantage of either.
It is possible to be concerned about one's own situation and also be concerned for the rest of society.
Your comment about his nationality was unnecessary by the way. Judgments based on race say more about you than they do about the person.