Quote Originally Posted by xwhatsit View Post
Wasn't attempting character assassination, I was just trying to say (Jim2 put it much better with less resulting fireworks) that each of us have a different idea of what's best for the country. I reckon we'll probably be better off under Labour. I'm not really going to go into why, that's not really a productive argument to have here .

I'm of much the same opinion. Overall I believe the majority of Kiwis will be 'personally better off with Labour than the Nats. Unfortunately the opposition has been able to manage several sideshows that have focused on the negitive to such an extent that many now believe the lies that both the Nats, Act and the Christian Right have perpertrated against Labour and the Greens as being true. Most of this has been covered in other threads so I'm not going to delve into this any further for exactly the same reason that you have given.

I think at the end of the day most of us will see as what is best for the indavidual as is best for the country and will vote accordingly. Whatever way the voters vote MMP is the system that is in place. I wish you all well come what may and look forward to the inevitalbe threads of post election comments.


Skyryder