Labour leader Phil Goff’s latest bright idea is to pay the unemployment benefit to people who lose their jobs even if their partners are working.
His party introduced taxpayer funded maternity leave which wasn’t means tested. It turned middle and income families into beneficiaries with Working for Families. It’s a logical next step to make the unemployment benefit available for those who don’t necessarily need it.
How long will it be before he calls for everyone to get a benefit?
How long after that will it take him to work out that taking too much money from the taxpayer, churning it through a bureaucracy and giving some of it back to people who can afford necessities themselves is inefficient and costly in both economic and social terms?
Using taxes to help people in genuine need can be justified. Using taxes to turn people who don’t need help into beneficiaries can’t.
Homepaddock 
Just goes to show how irresponsible a party can get.
My heart goes out to those who lose their jobs but Goff’s idea is ridiculous.
A big warning to those coutries like the US,UK,Australia about deficit spending. Here in NZ we have resisted that. Well done National led government.
Just goes to show you that opposition parties can promise the world because they ain’t going to be in government for a while.
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Thats our Supergoof.
Now, where did I put that kryptonite?
JC
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Neil,
The following link may cause some debate.
http://www.nzcartoons.co.nz/
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Look for Crimp And Tremain onthe above Link.
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