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Maya 
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Posted: 08 June 2008 at 6:35pm |
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For rising petrol and grocery costs?
I'm just watching 3 News and there is a segment about why Labour is down in the polls and why people are voting against them, and a few people have said it's coz the cost of living has gotten so expensive.
But is that really the government's fault? It's not just a NZ thing, it's happening overseas as well.
What do y'all think?
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Posted: 08 June 2008 at 6:37pm |
Nope I don't think it is as it is a worldwide thing and all different countries have all different governments.
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Posted: 08 June 2008 at 6:39pm |
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Yes. The government also made me fat. Damn them!
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Posted: 08 June 2008 at 6:50pm |
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I don't think so. People are pretty quick to blame the government, but things like petrol prices, housing market slumps, grocery prices are worldwide. The problem with THIS government is that they don't seem to want to do much to help the average NZer. Whether another party will be any better is yet to be seen, but I have my doubts. Its really a bad time for old Helen to be trying to win the voters as public confidence is WAY down...
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Posted: 08 June 2008 at 6:55pm |
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No but they could do more to help people. Instead of spending millions on buying back a railroad which requires millions again in fixing it up they could have put that money to better use.
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Posted: 08 June 2008 at 7:03pm |
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no - in the sunday star times it had an interesting article about the cost of living in Aus. MUCH more than NZ even when you take into account the dollar difference.
I think the gove3rnment does heaps to help people actually. i also think the average NZer (myself inclouded) is up to their eyeballs in debt - hps, loans etc, so there is very little "wiggle room" when something like rising interest rates happens. The banks tend to allow us to borrow heaps and then we find we can't afford to pay it back...I'll shut up now
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Posted: 08 June 2008 at 7:05pm |
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No. But i think they could do more to help out the average working family I agree with Stacey why buy the railway back?
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Posted: 08 June 2008 at 7:05pm |
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we have just been talking about this, we dont blame labour and were quite suprised they did such a negative article on them, i didnt really think it was fair to be honest and i am so not their biggest fan! It seems like whoever gives us the most $ will win, desperate times
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Posted: 08 June 2008 at 7:09pm |
What Stacey said. I think the government has wasted a lot of taxpayer money and, for far too long, ignored the fact that the average NZers are suffering 
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Posted: 08 June 2008 at 7:12pm |
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yeah that was just crazy, somethings got to be done to stop mums being forced back into working full time just to get by
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Posted: 08 June 2008 at 7:32pm |
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No...although considering the taxes on petrol they could look at reducing that slightly as they will be getting more as the cost per litre is so much more expensive.
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Posted: 08 June 2008 at 7:53pm |
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I'm not sure. Obviously petrol is outside of our control but I can't say I'm too impressed with them rising interest rates all the time. I was pleased with the WFF tax credits that came in, but, I dunno. I don't have much confidence in Labour anyhow as they keep making laws that the average NZer doesn't want - but they make them anyway.
I think the govt should have done a heaps better job on the budget that just came out. It really was quite lame and that's a stupid thing in election year. Promises for next year would have been a far cleverer move!
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Posted: 08 June 2008 at 8:28pm |
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I don't think they can be blamed for a world wide problem. I do agree that they could do more to help us out with the problems. It's all a domino effect, and it's being felt everywhere.
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Posted: 08 June 2008 at 8:55pm |
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It's definitely a global problem - not a local government one.
I think the government has done a pretty good job with the welfare measures for NZer's and I find it sad that people are saying National will get in simply because people 'want a change'. I have yet to even hear a National policy.
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Posted: 08 June 2008 at 9:03pm |
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Petrol prices I blame on the USA...
Cost of living, the reserve bank. Though as a way of combatting the nations over spending. There is a huge spending culture here, very consumer driven. The reserve bank put the interest rates up to slow down the spending, now the property market has softened and living expenses have gone up... people are slowly starting to stop spending on luxuries because they can not afford it. Eventually the the rates will come down, the salaries will go up and the cycle will start again.
Not sure what a new government will do. Perhaps limit the amount of overseas investment to keep those interest rates down??? My opinion of course.
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Posted: 08 June 2008 at 9:40pm |
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No don't blame I think the polls are just people wanting a change like Melnel said I blame America for the petrol prices at least.
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Posted: 08 June 2008 at 10:15pm |
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I think alot of people take "luxuries" as "necessities" Though I think families less than single people in general, and I blame businesses/advertising for creating that mindset. Nobody in new zealand can't afford to live, so I am not complaining. We don't have a car and get on just fine, so petrol doesn't affect us.
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Posted: 09 June 2008 at 9:25am |
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Yeah, petrol prices - the USA. Or, actually, George Bush. Him and his imaginary "weapons of mass destruction". What a joke. All he really wanted was to get control of the oil in Iraq, and look what happened. He totally farked it up for the rest of the world.
Rising costs of everything, well that really comes back to the petrol prices being so high, everything else needs to go up as well for suppliers to make any money.
Have to ask though, busymum what laws are you referring to that Labour keep bringing in that the "average" New Zealander doesn't want?
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Posted: 09 June 2008 at 10:17am |
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. I have yet to even hear a National policy. |
hehe so true. I think they are keeping close lipped on everything because they are doing so well in the polls and if they release what their policies are too soon then Labour will pounce on the effects of their policies and they will go down in the polls.
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Posted: 09 June 2008 at 10:26am |
Bobbie wrote:
I have yet to even hear a National policy. |
I haven't either, but last night on TV1 news John Key said they had already released 14 policies 
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