Politics 🗳️ NZ Politics

[Noitall]

Helicopter? you must be labour

Think bigger

His private jumbo jet!!

To be clear all politicians are cunts. Some special ones have them as well.

The current superman villain lux luthor as sitting pm has shown why as much as they are cunts, they’re special cunts and a ceo in the role isn’t cutting the mustard often trying to slink into the shadows and let everyone else front. I couldn’t believe at Christmas that he didn’t have the balls to front on our one political show and least offer some optimism in trying times. I would say he’s about to be rolled and not before time, learning on the fly hasn’t worked but that party is full of a special breed that the successor is going to be interesting

 

[wizard of Tauranga]

Fuel prices could be hurting getting the helicopter out for a run too. At least labour is willing to freeze their pay unlike national when they’re doing a cunt of a job

Not defending MP’s pay but:

- Backbench MP: about $160k–$170k
- Cabinet Ministers: roughly $290k–$320k
- Prime Minister: around $470k+

For comparison, Wayne Brown, mayor of Auckland $318k, public service head - those under the MP’s typically earn $400k–$800k+

Honestly, an MP’s a shit job with crushingly intense public scrutiny and you are better just working in a public department for more money. Hence the mediocre politicians we end up with.

 

[Beastmode]

The current superman villain lux luthor as sitting pm has shown why as much as they are cunts, they’re special cunts and a ceo in the role isn’t cutting the mustard often trying to slink into the shadows and let everyone else front. I couldn’t believe at Christmas that he didn’t have the balls to front on our one political show and least offer some optimism in trying times. I would say he’s about to be rolled and not before time, learning on the fly hasn’t worked but that party is full of a special breed that the successor is going to be interesting

i haven’t been impressed with the Robert Muldoon impersonator either

They’re all idiots which explains the current state of NZ

 

[miket12]

i haven’t been impressed with the Robert Muldoon impersonator either

They’re all idiots which explains the current state of NZ

Scary thing is, I trust GrantR to do a better job than both Willis or Edmond as Finance Minister….
and look at the crap position he left the country in…… I actually miss the days of Cullen and English.

 

[Noitall]

Not defending MP’s pay but:

- Backbench MP: about $160k–$170k
- Cabinet Ministers: roughly $290k–$320k
- Prime Minister: around $470k+

For comparison, Wayne Brown, mayor of Auckland $318k, public service head - those under the MP’s typically earn $400k–$800k+

Honestly, an MP’s a shit job with crushingly intense public scrutiny and you are better just working in a public department for more money. Hence the mediocre politicians we end up with.

It’s a calling just like a nurse or teacher often where it needs to go further than a job. I’m not suggesting that that they shouldn’t be compensated but when results are what the rest of us are held to, then this should be no different. Of course we have the ability to vote someone else in if enough are unhappy with what’s being served but public servants is what they are when taxpayers pay their salaries and I think taxpayers deserve the right to decide if they deserve a pay rise or not? They have perks that go through the rest of their lives and an employer decides if their employee deserves a pay rise, which is what we are by voting them in-their employer

 

[Noitall]

Scary thing is, I trust GrantR to do a better job than both Willis or Edmond as Finance Minister….
and look at the crap position he left the country in…… I actually miss the days of Cullen and English.

Cullen was too smug sitting on that big surplus. English was good, just not a leader

 

[wizard of Tauranga]

Scary thing is, I trust GrantR to do a better job than both Willis or Edmond as Finance Minister….
and look at the crap position he left the country in…… I actually miss the days of Cullen and English.

Robertson was the worst finance minister EVER.

$30b pissed away under his watch, nothing substantial done (Kiwibuild/ airport tram) and they left us with an even worse infrastructure deficit.

He ruined the country which were all paying for now.