Comments on: Street on FTAs

By: s.russell

s.russell — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:43:55 +0000

The retreat of the EU and the US into their own comfy trade fortresses will only hasten their decline as global powers. Like it or not China and India are the future superpowers. We are wise to be part of their economic bloc.

By: Tassman

Tassman — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:38:52 +0000

Agree he moves quickly when the opportunity arises…for a Fonterra salesman, which has made the meat worker’s force redundant across NZ and doing well for its stock holders some of them foreigners. Who knows he might have a few dollars invested in there through a third party. But it doesn’t cover the fact that he has ambitiously taken over from where Labour left off, and made more NZers unemployed while denying the sick and disable health care, taking over Education…

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By: Viking2

Viking2 — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:15:26 +0000

But this is a continuing trend, not just overseas but here in little old NZ. Nothing changes only the backsides on the seats and the wages those backsides earn.
The more things change the more they stay the same. I am loss to see why labour and the Nats. don’t just combine in to a coalition of the weaklings. Oh maybe that’s the silent agenda for the next election. Hadn’t though about that.

By: dimmocrazy

dimmocrazy — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:40:54 +0000

Political of course.

By: dimmocrazy

dimmocrazy — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:40:28 +0000

@Labrator: See second part of my rant. Bipartisanship doesn’t require conjoint travel, Labour could comment positively from W’ton just as effectively, no first class tickets required at all. Wonder whether Street has something going on the side with John Boy though……:-)

By: labrator

labrator — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:18:16 +0000

@dimmocrazy No because none of them will ever lead the government in the next 10 years. A rort? Bipartisianship is a rort? Hell, we waste a lot of money on a lot of things but convincing our free trade partners that we’re serious and longterm seems like a ticket well spent.

By: Sushi Goblin

Sushi Goblin — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:46:29 +0000

NZ Inc?

Don’t tell The Stranded, they’ll have another tantrum. Apparently only “tossers” use that phrase.

http://www.thestandard.org.nz/wee-gripes-3-of-3/

By: dimmocrazy

dimmocrazy — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:41:43 +0000

Sorry DPF, but I find that argument baloney. Does this mean that the Greens, MP, ACT Andertrix and Dunns should be sen along as well then? Who says Labour will ever be in a position to pull any rug from anything? Who says that Street represents Labour views in 10 years time, or even 3? Isn’t that some sort of blackmail to extort overseas travel from the taxpayer?
What a rort, I can’t believe you fall for that, if it’s all about NZ Inc then why does she have to go along? She could just as well sit in W’ton and declare that, for heaven’s sake. This BS must stop. Now.

By: philu

philu — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:29:29 +0000

we are fortunate we can look both ways..

(and..(heh!)..bolgers’ (contention-causing) claim that ‘we are all asians now’..seems positively prescient..)

phil(whoar.co.nz)