Why The Left Has Been Stupid - The Right Has Been Busy

Plus some of today's key politics headlines

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It’s hard not to do it

It’s easy to become another rage baiter.

The actions of the government have been very poor in my view i.e. wasteful, divisive, appears to target the most vulnerable and marginalized, contributes to more Kiwis’ death and sickness, consistently goes against evidence, spreads misinformation and populist rhetoric, and most of all, appears to have an agenda of serving big money interests vs the people of New Zealand - all while painting it up as “tough love” and “good for NZ”.

Let me provide a few examples:

• Ready and willing to harm Kiwis. This includes setting aside $216 million to benefit Philip Morris, a big tobacco multinational, while crying wolf about having no money. They also plan to repeal 7AA despite the clear and persistent evidence it helps children, mostly Māori, from being harmed. The Prime Minister doesn’t e…