Political Spending Outrage

[Winston001]

The Labour Party has been found to have improperly spent $400,000 of your money on political advertising. Instead of paying it back, Michael Cullen proposes retrospective legislation which will legalise unlawful spending. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10395688

I think this is outrageous. In the first place this is taxpayers money wrongly used by government MPs to shamelessly - I repeat shamelessly, promote their own political interests.

Secondly retrospectively legalising a past wrong is frowned upon in most democracies. It is very rare. And this is particularly true when it is solely the politicians themselves who benefit.

It gets worse. Cullen is now saying that all political party spending in NZ should be funded by the taxpayer. An open chequebook from us so they can send smug self-congratulatory letters to us about how wonderful they are. Makes me sick.

[MSTRS]

Every three years we have a choice. I can't believe that the country wanted more of the same last time...
Yes I know that all pollys tend to be tarred with the same brush. Time the taxpayer added the feathers??

[yungatart]

It is just another sign of the complete lack of integrity the pollies have, and the total contempt they have for the voting public.

[Finn]

$400k aint that much considering the $250 million a day they are wasting on social engineering.

[Wasp]

make the fuckers pay it back out of their own personal salary - course thats not going to happen EVER....

[sAsLEX]

make the fuckers pay it back out of their own personal salary - course thats not going to happen EVER....

They will just vote themselves a payrise to cover it

[Wasp]

hmmm good point....

[MSTRS]

The taxpayer would still be paying...who pays the pollies anyway?? Besides, not many of them exist solely on their MP's pay, so it's not likely to be a big problem for them. Best thing is change the laws so that list MP's (career bastards) have to be voted in too

[oldrider]

Didn't they do the same thing to save Harry Duynhoven (sp) committing a crime too?
Holding two passports or something wasn't it?
I think if you look back in depth it tends to be their stock in trade style of dealing with their own crimes, starting with the painting, I believe! :blip:
They don't call her the "teflon" prime minister for nothing. :yes: John.

[Fub@r]

Cant see that anything will change with the next election.........they have built a rather healthy war chest from the hard working taxpayers to buy their way back in next time.

All I can say is Guy Fawkes had the right idea :blip:

[The Pastor]

Remember the hard out wrap nats got for spending over 100k?

[onearmedbandit]

And the taxpayer just keeps on taking it. Local council here in ChCh wants to spend multi-millions on a new 'WOW' office building for themselves, at the expense of closing public pools and libraries.

[The_Dover]

bang the cunts in jail for fraud.

but make sure you switch off their sky tv and underfloor heating in their cells.

and put them in with heterosexual cell mates just to piss them off.

[Deano]

If the rules don't suit - change em. Nice for some eh ?

What an effing crock of shit. Who voted for these fucktards.

[Lou Girardin]

Who did vote for Labour?
No one seems to admit to it.

[Swoop]

The very short attention span of kiwis.....

The three years of government (in a nutshell):
1st year after election: kick the voters in the balls.
2nd year: pick them up off the floor.
3rd year: dust them off and tell them what good people they are...
re-election time.

Unfortunately the kiwi cannot remember being fu*ked over longer than a year ago. Hopefully you can remember the enjoyment of being told at the last election, that you will get a tax cut? When there is billions of surplus tax dollars being collected in various ways, you will get a tax cut to enable you to spend the same amount as a packet of chewing gum... in 3 years time.

Remember how you have been treated by YOUR representatives at the next election.

[Dafe]

Who did vote for Labour?
No one seems to admit to it.

Probably:

Beneficiaries
Solo Mothers
Refugees
Immigrants
Criminals
Low Income Earners
Dr Michael Cullen
& all other misinformed and uneducated citizens of NZ.

[Dafe]

Reasons as to why I HATE labour!

$500 Million available for helicopter upgrade.
http://subs.nzherald.co.nz/category/story.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=10393544

NZ Govt donates $500,000 to terrorist organisation Hamas.
http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2006/04/nz_and_iran_funding_hamas_toge.html

Effective aid for breast cancer drug herceptin, denied to NZ woman, too expensive.
http://subs.nzherald.co.nz/location/story.cfm?l_id=71&ObjectID=10390700

[sAsLEX]

Reasons as to why I HATE labour!

$500 Million available for helicopter upgrade.
http://subs.nzherald.co.nz/category/story.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=10393544


Whats wrong with us getting helos?

The ones at the mo were used in Vietnam ffs.

They are used in crisis around New Zealand to help out in floods etc and also in search and rescue.

[Magua]

Who did vote for Labour?
No one seems to admit to it.

Perhaps that's because it's a secret ballot?

I voted labour.

[oldrider]

Perhaps that's because it's a secret ballot?

I voted labour.

Well I cancelled you out, so our votes were down the toilet! It's still a secret ballot though. Shheeesh. :yawn: so nothing changes!

[Swoop]

Who did vote for Labour?

According to the "statistics", South Auckland was the predominant area that forced the election into the red...:doobey:

[SPman]

If the rules don't suit - change em. Nice for some eh ?

What an effing crock of shit. Who voted for these fucktards.

And National is any different????

I dont think so!

[Squeak the Rat]

National wont take my hard earned money and give it to people who earn more than me just because they have *decided* to have children.

I am on an above average salary. I cannot afford to buy a house. My tax money is going to other people who earn more than me.

:angry:

[SPman]

National wont take my hard earned money and give it to people who earn more than me just because they have *decided* to have children.
:angry:
They will if it suits them - lets face it - they're all a bunch of crooks! Just that they get more arrogant the longer they are in power!

[Winston001]

And National is any different????

I dont think so!

Well on this particular issue they are. National wrongly spent $10,000 and have repaid it.

Labour wrongly spent $400,000 and aren't going to repay it. New Zealand First are squirming too.

[GR81]

sounds about right for our wonderful nzl government and uncle helen etc

[ManDownUnder]

$400k aint that much considering the $250 million a day they are wasting on social engineering.

and here's our chance to change THAT too! SWEET!

[ManDownUnder]

I have to admit I saw red on this... it's not the amount of cash involved - it's the principle.

They blew their budget which assisted to get into power only to change the rules such that their budget was not blown...??!!??

WTF?

This sets a precendent for any future parties to spend all they want, call it taxpayer money, then change the rules after they get into power to suit themselves and/or disadvantage other parties. They've gone from being too PC to full of BS

[Timber020]

Wankers, heads should role over that, perhaps it should come out of MP's salary?

[MattRSK]

Sinking Ship ....jump