I thought that the health budget had been increased - unlike under Nat where it was capped (at best) and the DHBs slowly went broke (and the buildings etc suffered).
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Hmmm. Probably a lot less lives than if National were in charge of the borders. Only time will tell. Meanwhile I am yet to find a graph that shows Clark/Cullen borrowed more than Key, in fact they all seem to show the opposite, this despite Key raising billions from energy assets. Lets be honest, this covid "mess" would have arisen whoever was in charge but it is simply disingenuous to assert only one party is capable of managing an economy.
I'm not sure who has claimed Clark/Cullen borrowed more, I haven't. Key walked into the GFC and then had 3 major quakes to deal with.
Anyoldwho...my point about the health budget stands. In years to come Health Ministers of all persuasions will go cap in hand to Cabinet with a wishlist. At least part of that wishlist will go unfulfilled due to our massive debt. There is a cost in human lives. This is the trade off we have made with such a restrictive lockdown. It has not come without significant problems down the track. Most people still have blinkers on with regard to this.
Good idea, but in the meantime staff at Middlemore Hospital could work in one of the many retail outlets the DHB spent its capital funding on. Possibly room in the organic food store for patients to wait their turn.
Point is DHBs make priority decisions on how to spend their taxpayer funding.
Theres always a way out you know, of that corner you're stuck in;)