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I like the way you always have a good reply, Sgt Pepper.
Fonterra is in the limelight at the moment: farmers tightening their belts and Fonterra workers being let go, so why not suggest the CEO's salary be halved? It's still a great salary, well above what MPs get, and they work very long hours. Over 12 hours/day for a backbench MP on $150,000 (plus some possible perks).
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/n...y+13+June+2015
For a salary of $4mill, I would expect that every sentence Mr Spierings says would be incredibly brilliant. I haven't noticed much yet.
EZ, what's Labour's stance on the TPPA?
Daytr, I haven't followed this as hard as W69, but here is the policy, which was probably formed by the 2014 election. Labour can't do much more than strongly suggest that the terms are made clear, and until we all see those, it's hard to reject it out of hand. The terms can't all be that great, or we'd have seen them by now.
http://campaign.labour.org.nz/our_position_on_the_tpp
Looks like the TPP will be delayed at least until 2018, never mind John, that's past the 2017 elections.
Jeanette Fitzsimons and the Coal Action group were removed from Fieldays, not before making a point. I know that when the gas pipeline was damaged, Fonterra immediately had a warmer look at coal stockpiles as an option.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU150...y+15+June+2015
More on the top CEO salaries in NZ. Heading back up to 2010 records.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/n...y+15+June+2015
Key on National Radio this morning saying that he is unaware if NZ has had any involvement in paying people smugglers to turn their boats around.
Unaware! Hardly an outright denial. I said when the news first broke that a boat in the Java sea was reportedly on its way to NZ that this seemed odd.
Now Key is also saying he can see both sides of the argument in regards paying people smugglers!
There is more to this otherwise Key would outright deny that NZ has been involved.
If proven NZ was involved & he is unaware, why wouldn't he outright deny it, as surely this policy is 1) illegal & 2) immoral.
It would also suggest Key again has lied to the NZ public as surely he would just outright deny it, however being unaware somehow gives him an out.
Put it another way. A heroin smuggler is caught at customs, instead of arresting the criminal customs say, hey we don't want a bar of this, how about we pay you for the drugs, but you also get to keep the drugs as long as you take them away with you & we hope you don't try again.
James obviously has a plan .... buy votes
EZ --- How does Labour counter?
(Tom Scott / Dompost)
""Put it another way. A heroin smuggler is caught at customs, instead of arresting the criminal customs say, hey we don't want a bar of this, how about we pay you for the drugs, but you also get to keep the drugs as long as you take them away with you & we hope you don't try again.""
the problem with this statement is....... the smuggler is smuggling an illegal item...... where as the people smugglers are transporting people.
these transported people once they land on the shores of a democratic country generally get endless legal support for their bid to stay in said country
even if they entered via illegal means..... which just opens the door to the masses....... example .... the 100s of thousands landing on Europes doorstep every year.
are we able to openly welcome 1000s of illegal refugees every year?
who is to pay for their housing, food, new lifestyle?
in the mean time..... genuine migrants with skills that we want are finding it hard to get to NZ the legal way...... so why open the backdoor?
because it is "immoral" to pay the smugglers to go back home with their illegal aliens who paid big bucks for an illegal attempt to enter a rich country?
disclosure....... i am an immigrant from europe and been here for 40 odd years...... but we came here the legal way and paid for the privilege to be
a part of this society.