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Having decided to beat up on a few thousand of the most hard done by young people in the country, National is now refusing to acknowledge the problem of disconnected youth that has ballooned under their watch. There are enough young people who aren't in…
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Food Cards already exist and are charged up when applications are made for food grants. As it stands at present, the money charged on them can be spent at supermarkets; must be spent within 3 or 4 days and cannot be used to purchase cigarettes…
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Today Warren Buffett, the third wealthiest man in the world, has come out demanding his mega-rich friends play a part in the American economic recovery. He is recognised as one of the smartest and most successful investors alive, his words should not be dismissed lightly,…
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I don't have a problem with paying rent and utilities direct for beneficiaries. Food stamps are fine in theory. Just shit in practice. But the bigger point is this: the problem is not enough jobs. This is $25 million spent for not a single new…
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The private operators of the new Mt Eden remand prison are using desserts as a reward for good behaviour. It seems to work. But the Right doesn't know quite how to react: on one hand, it's mollycoddling prisoners, on the other hand it's a private…
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Fran O'Sullivan before the Nat conference... John Key is primed to take an axe to welfare when he fronts his party faithful in Wellington tomorrow. As an election plank it will go down well with hardline National Party members, who believe beneficiaries should stand on…
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Two things stood out for me about the National Party conference, both on the Friday - John Key once again saying his Labour opponents were driven by the "politics of envy", and Peter Goodfellow telling delegates National had more money for this campaign than ever…
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So John Key's bright shiny new policy to attract the masses is getting tough on the 1600 16 and 17 year-olds who receive benefits. They can't vote, so there's no downside for John. He can grandstand about how they're spending all their money on booze…
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National has been attacking our youth since taking office. With youth unemployment at an all time high, the kids look up and say, 'can you help'? Yes, little one, we can help. Let’s talk about youth rates. Let’s talk about 90 day fire at will.…
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A better than usual interview of John Key by Guyon Espiner on Sunday's Q+A. On the plus side Espiner was raising some serious issues. On the minus he let Key get away with his usual lies and evasions. GUYON So you're still expecting 170,000 jobs…
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