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| Thread ID: 100719 | 2009-06-18 08:16:00 | Smacking Referendum - User Pays | Twelvevolts (5457) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 783409 | 2009-06-18 08:16:00 | Ok to get this to where it got to 310,000 people had to sign up to say they wanted this to happen. Personally I think it is a lame brained waste of money just like all the previous ones, but it would be quite good if 310000 people who signed up for this actually paid the nine million dollars between them. This at least might make them think twice before they pedalled this sort of rubbish. What is the point anyway? Just like the stupid crime question a few years ago, you ask a heavily loaded and biased question and then whine on for years about how the Government pays no attention to the people. |
Twelvevolts (5457) | ||
| 783410 | 2009-06-18 08:18:00 | If the referendum was included with the last general election (which it should have been, but the government of the day decided not to), then it wouldn't be costing us $9m. | somebody (208) | ||
| 783411 | 2009-06-18 08:50:00 | It is only a waste of money because Labour and National are too arrogant to make referendums binding. Also Labour didn't want the referendum during the elections because they new it would affect their chances. So blame Labour for it costing $9mill. |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 783412 | 2009-06-18 10:44:00 | Twelvevolts, you pretty much summed it up for me. How people can be so ignorant to vote for such a biased question to be approved for a referendum? The whole thing becomes meaningless when some special interest group gets to choose the wording. Who decided that smacking was part of "good" parenting? |
MushHead (10626) | ||
| 783413 | 2009-06-18 11:02:00 | Ok to get this to where it got to 310,000 people had to sign up to say they wanted this to happen . Personally I think it is a lame brained waste of money just like all the previous ones, but it would be quite good if 310000 people who signed up for this actually paid the nine million dollars between them . This at least might make them think twice before they pedalled this sort of rubbish . What is the point anyway? Just like the stupid crime question a few years ago, you ask a heavily loaded and biased question and then whine on for years about how the Government pays no attention to the people . Each to their own . But lets be honest Labour was hell bent on making sure they didn't get this question in with the election when they knew it should have been they did quite a good job of side-stepping democracy . I say give Sue Bradford and Labour the bill . |
razzarphenix (2626) | ||
| 783414 | 2009-06-18 11:22:00 | I say give Sue Bradford and Labour the bill. Labour will just pass it on to the taxpayer - like they did for flying all those MPs up to Mt Albert to help them campaign. |
somebody (208) | ||
| 783415 | 2009-06-18 11:30:00 | The question is so biased as to defy belief. Also, regardless of the result it is still a non-binding referendum which means the Govt. does not have to do anything anyway. What a waste of money. |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 783416 | 2009-06-18 11:30:00 | It is only a waste of money because Labour and National are too arrogant to make referendums binding. Also Labour didn't want the referendum during the elections because they new it would affect their chances. So blame Labour for it costing $9mill. Spot on! |
johcar (6283) | ||
| 783417 | 2009-06-18 19:55:00 | Yes it is a waste of money but if the bill it relates to had been worded properly instead of confusing the hell out of ordinary Kiwi's then there would be no need for the referendum. | gary67 (56) | ||
| 783418 | 2009-06-18 20:37:00 | Just another problem caused by the scum labor party when it was in government. Its going to take a decade to unwind all their cockups. |
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