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| Thread ID: 23358 | 2002-08-14 05:01:00 | Off topic and not PC | Terry Porritt (14) | Press F1 |
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| 70941 | 2002-08-14 05:01:00 | It has to be asked that if an electoral candidate cannot read and understand a simple "crystal clear" declaration form, whether that person should have been standing at all? How many other MPs have this disability? |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 70942 | 2002-08-14 05:04:00 | How many MPs have any abilities ? | Graham L (2) | ||
| 70943 | 2002-08-14 05:10:00 | The basic criteria for selecting suitable candidates to run for government should be that if you want to run you aren't allowed to!! ;) Not being able to fill out simple forms correctly could be either a good or a bad thing. All depends doesnt it? Andyvanman |
vanman (959) | ||
| 70944 | 2002-08-14 08:54:00 | If that's your only whinge, then you should be grateful. What I'd like to know, is how many politians are NOT ex prozzies or drunk drivers or bent or lie to get in or known criminals or are not used car salesman???? We have these people running our country! |
Elwin Way (229) | ||
| 70945 | 2002-08-14 13:46:00 | As the ads on TV said 1 in 5 people have some sort of mwental disorder, 1 in 25 are bordering on a medium level mental disorder......how many politicians do we have?? | dipstick01 (445) | ||
| 70946 | 2002-08-14 13:56:00 | Simply put, they all suck and none of them should be in parliament. That's why we had a record low vote turnout - 75% of all registered voters did. I wasn't one of the 75%... |
SoniKalien (792) | ||
| 70947 | 2002-08-14 18:52:00 | Stupid mistake all round alright and a sad reflection on the education system not being able to teach people to read. And the candidate for the silly party is .... Quite a few parliamentarians so thats quite a few with mental illness. Of course, these people would be in the high-risk group so the odds would be closer to 1:1 ;-) |
parry (27) | ||
| 70948 | 2002-08-14 20:26:00 | BIG DEAL - Who cares! This has been virtually the first item on 2 television 6pm news for 3 night, the Holmes show blah, blah, blah, blah, blah! One United mp goes out, another comes in. The world hasn't stopped you know. I've has a gutsful of it This is a very insignificant thing in the context of life. Why do we get so wound up about mindless politicians...... in other countries they have more important agenda to worry about. Me, I am more worried that I can afford to turn the heater on, or that I have enough money to treat (yes treat ) myself to some nice half decent at the supermarket |
Baldy (26) | ||
| 70949 | 2002-08-14 20:35:00 | I have this theory: The politicians are irrelevant. The Ministry staff do their job regardless, know what they are doing (I hope) and they just get it done. The politicos take the heat, make the noise, etc, while the real work gets done out of the spotlight. Basically, we are paying for 120 people to convince themselves they are important. robo. |
robo (205) | ||
| 70950 | 2002-08-14 21:13:00 | Well, Baldy, for one I do really care. It was Ruth Richardson who unilaterally renaged on my GSF pension contract with the government, by cutting the payout in two ways, the overall payout calculation by %6, and taxing at source at %33. Then said the pension was "tax-free". Then of course that party blathered on about cutting taxes, but they didnt reduce our effective tax rate down from %33. Politicians do this sort of thing, and then walk away from what they've done without a care, or admit they mucked up. Upton wrecked science career structure in NZ when he disbanded DSIR. Bradford wrecked electricity, but managed to ensure proliferation of CEOs, boards, managers of companies all pulling grotesque salaries and making profits out of the consumer. Yet once I was a member of the National Party, strange isnt it? |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
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