Mr Kiwiblog has given his reasons to vote National.
Here are mine
1) Stable government. No antics by Winston. National will most likley get an absolute majority and thus will not be held hostage by the minor parties. However Labour will be held
2) Balance the books with less debt. National will be borrowing less than Labour. National has a natural inclination to spend less and be more responsible with the government funds (except for Muldoon and Rodger Douglas). I like the idea of Labour's tax free threshold but we need to balance the books first.
3) Conservative. Centre right parties generally have more conservative persons in them so there is less chance of an Aunty Helen's liberal change agenda.
4) Keep the three strikes policy. While there are a few flaws in the policy it makes one thing clear to the offender, they know what will happen if they keep breaking the law. If this policy had been in place years ago many offenders would not have committed hideous crimes. Labour wants to destroy this policy and is not giving a great reason. A third strike offender can not claim that they were not aware of the consequences and we are only applying it to violent offenders.
5) Welfare reform. We have far to many people on the dole or the DBP. While many people need the state's help (such as my mother) we need to keep numbers low not only to save money (always important in a recession) but to give better outcomes. I recall when I was on the Dole in Ireland, doing the FAS work placement was great because I was doing something to keep me occupied and I was learning. It gave me something to do every day.
For the case of the DBP we can not afford to have long term dependency for the sake of the parent and more importantly for the sake of the child (as many welfare mums were also welfare children). What is Labour offering - more of the same.
6) Keep 90 days. Sometimes it not going to work out. Best have a risk free trial so that both sides can see if it works. Anyway bosses hate firing people.
Here are mine
1) Stable government. No antics by Winston. National will most likley get an absolute majority and thus will not be held hostage by the minor parties. However Labour will be held
2) Balance the books with less debt. National will be borrowing less than Labour. National has a natural inclination to spend less and be more responsible with the government funds (except for Muldoon and Rodger Douglas). I like the idea of Labour's tax free threshold but we need to balance the books first.
3) Conservative. Centre right parties generally have more conservative persons in them so there is less chance of an Aunty Helen's liberal change agenda.
4) Keep the three strikes policy. While there are a few flaws in the policy it makes one thing clear to the offender, they know what will happen if they keep breaking the law. If this policy had been in place years ago many offenders would not have committed hideous crimes. Labour wants to destroy this policy and is not giving a great reason. A third strike offender can not claim that they were not aware of the consequences and we are only applying it to violent offenders.
5) Welfare reform. We have far to many people on the dole or the DBP. While many people need the state's help (such as my mother) we need to keep numbers low not only to save money (always important in a recession) but to give better outcomes. I recall when I was on the Dole in Ireland, doing the FAS work placement was great because I was doing something to keep me occupied and I was learning. It gave me something to do every day.
For the case of the DBP we can not afford to have long term dependency for the sake of the parent and more importantly for the sake of the child (as many welfare mums were also welfare children). What is Labour offering - more of the same.
6) Keep 90 days. Sometimes it not going to work out. Best have a risk free trial so that both sides can see if it works. Anyway bosses hate firing people.
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