It kills me to think NZ could go down the US pathway in privatisation. Americans who couldn't afford to pay the exorbitant costs don't go to hospital. They just die. Goodness knows what could happen when you add pharmaceuticals into the mix.
Unfortunately this is what happens when competing interests of left and right kick the can down the road rather than risk unpopular decisions like coughing up to fix broken infrastructure.
NZders need to kick complacency to the curb. Look at what's happening in America. A 78 year old felon is who the former NZ PM John Key WANTS to win...WTAF. LET'S GET WITH IT before it's too late.
I have been chatting to some doctors and their hands are very tied. Chat more on that tomorrow and have a great night KueenM - it's sad for sure, but this is who we voted in (as a whole)
The thought of NZ becoming a mini USA in it's social systems of Health, Education, Prisons etc is absolutely abhorrent; it has no concern for the overall welfare of all citizens and is a naked grab for riches by and for a few. The Coalition we we were calling a Coalition of Chaos is anything but. Their ambitions are as clear as day. The majority need to be woken up to see what is unfolding before their eyes. Don't wake up soon enough, they're not gonna like what they see.
Privatizing health and schools. Assets bought and paid for by tax payers. How easy it is for the sycophants and dupes of deep pocketed millionaires called policians to let public assets run down to the point of asset write off. So easy to invite slavering US private health pick up the pieces and the underlying real estate and to sweeten the deal, passing Go, they can collect the cashed up assets of ACC.
Time for those with young families to think about joining a private health insurance scheme and putting the kids names down for a private school
It is like a slow moving car crash. It really is turning it into the haves and have nots. PPP really is like buying a house on your credit card and deciding to pay it off over 20 years. That said this has the feeling of a set play, some organisation is in the wings ready to make a play for this type of windfall. Much like Mr Gibbs with his predatory approach to taking telecom private. Question is who?
A thing to add to this is the culpability of the Labour “opposition” in maintaining silence on these issues. As a minimum they need to be pointing out they will be reversing these decisions.
A clear unambiguous statement of intent to reverse by Labour would generate strategic risk for, and uncertainty amongst, potential private investors. This would help limit who would pursue perceived opportunities - especially in the short term.
That absence of an unambiguous statement by Labour that they would reverse these decisions and policy choices shows their continued failure to be anything other than a “lite neoliberal” party.
After all they were very keen to make captains calls to rule out CGT as an option. They need to be equally vocal in opposing privatisation of what should be core social services funded by the state.
They need to step up right now. And they need to be crystal clear. And not silent.
(Additionally they should also be directly spelling out alternatives. But let’s start with the minimum they should be doing to be true to their espoused values - clearly stating they would reverse direction)
It kills me to think NZ could go down the US pathway in privatisation. Americans who couldn't afford to pay the exorbitant costs don't go to hospital. They just die. Goodness knows what could happen when you add pharmaceuticals into the mix.
Unfortunately this is what happens when competing interests of left and right kick the can down the road rather than risk unpopular decisions like coughing up to fix broken infrastructure.
NZders need to kick complacency to the curb. Look at what's happening in America. A 78 year old felon is who the former NZ PM John Key WANTS to win...WTAF. LET'S GET WITH IT before it's too late.
I have been chatting to some doctors and their hands are very tied. Chat more on that tomorrow and have a great night KueenM - it's sad for sure, but this is who we voted in (as a whole)
The thought of NZ becoming a mini USA in it's social systems of Health, Education, Prisons etc is absolutely abhorrent; it has no concern for the overall welfare of all citizens and is a naked grab for riches by and for a few. The Coalition we we were calling a Coalition of Chaos is anything but. Their ambitions are as clear as day. The majority need to be woken up to see what is unfolding before their eyes. Don't wake up soon enough, they're not gonna like what they see.
Yep, 💯 percent. We are literally watching this ideological shit unfold. Eyes wide open. Question is. What can we do about it?
There has to be national protests about this or it will mean Kiwis are really meek sheep....
I weep
Privatizing health and schools. Assets bought and paid for by tax payers. How easy it is for the sycophants and dupes of deep pocketed millionaires called policians to let public assets run down to the point of asset write off. So easy to invite slavering US private health pick up the pieces and the underlying real estate and to sweeten the deal, passing Go, they can collect the cashed up assets of ACC.
Time for those with young families to think about joining a private health insurance scheme and putting the kids names down for a private school
It is like a slow moving car crash. It really is turning it into the haves and have nots. PPP really is like buying a house on your credit card and deciding to pay it off over 20 years. That said this has the feeling of a set play, some organisation is in the wings ready to make a play for this type of windfall. Much like Mr Gibbs with his predatory approach to taking telecom private. Question is who?
Excellent summary Tui.
A thing to add to this is the culpability of the Labour “opposition” in maintaining silence on these issues. As a minimum they need to be pointing out they will be reversing these decisions.
A clear unambiguous statement of intent to reverse by Labour would generate strategic risk for, and uncertainty amongst, potential private investors. This would help limit who would pursue perceived opportunities - especially in the short term.
That absence of an unambiguous statement by Labour that they would reverse these decisions and policy choices shows their continued failure to be anything other than a “lite neoliberal” party.
After all they were very keen to make captains calls to rule out CGT as an option. They need to be equally vocal in opposing privatisation of what should be core social services funded by the state.
They need to step up right now. And they need to be crystal clear. And not silent.
(Additionally they should also be directly spelling out alternatives. But let’s start with the minimum they should be doing to be true to their espoused values - clearly stating they would reverse direction)
Sad day, many have said this will happen. Now, many of us, if this goes ahead, will suffer the consequences