Political Spending Outrage

**Winston001** · 12th August 2006, 14:19

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/st...ectid=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:Me** · 12th August 2006, 14:23

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** · 12th August 2006, 14:27

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** · 12th August 2006, 15:23

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

**Wasp** · 12th August 2006, 15:37

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

**sAsLEX** · 12th August 2006, 15:41

Originally Posted by Wasp

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** · 12th August 2006, 15:42

hmmm good point....

**MSTRS:Me** · 12th August 2006, 15:45

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** · 12th August 2006, 16:03

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!

They don't call her the "teflon" prime minister for nothing.

John.

**Fub@r** · 12th August 2006, 17:06

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

**The Pastor** · 12th August 2006, 20:45

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

**onearmedbandit** · 12th August 2006, 21:04

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** · 12th August 2006, 21:05

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.