The Labour pork barrel update
The aspiring Prime Ministers have been busy with their promises since my last update. In fact I hear on the grapevine that their promises have even started to alarm some of their colleagues, including David Parker who would have to produce an alternate budget that could find it all!
| Cunliffe | Jones | Robertson | |
| Raise taxes on rich pricks | Yes | No | Yes |
| Living wage for all Govt staff and contractors | Yes | Yes | |
| Minimum wage $15/hr | Yes | Yes | |
| Full employment | Yes | Yes | |
| Living wage for all | Yes | ||
| Pacifica TV channel | Yes | Yes | |
| Regulate food prices | Yes | ||
| A home for everyone | Yes | ||
| Taxi drivers to earn more | Yes | ||
| Increase tax rate on trusts | Yes | ||
| Subsidies for tree planting | Yes | ||
| Repeal all of National’s employment changes | Yes | Yes | |
| Expand ban on house purchases to Australians | Yes | ||
| Extend Northern Rail Link to North Port | Yes | Yes | |
| Extend Part 6A from vulnerable workers to all workers | Yes | ||
| 50% female quota for caucus | Yes | Yes | |
| Not block the “man ban” if party wants it | Yes | Yes | |
| Scrap Kapiti Expressway | Yes | ||
| Possibly buy back SOEs | Yes | ||
| Possibly keep Super age at 65, not 67 | Yes | ||
| Subsidies or “support” for wood processing | Yes | ||
| A second cable to the United States | Yes | ||
| Extend 2014 target for Treaty settlements to 2020 | Yes | ||
| Make Police Commissioner apologise to Tuhoe | Yes | ||
| National awards within 100 days of election | Yes | ||
| Restore Napier to Gisborne rail line | Yes | Yes | |
| Tax incentives for regional businesses | Yes | ||
| Change Reserve Bank focus from inflation to employment | Yes | ||
| Extend Training Incentive Allowance to beneficiaries | Yes | ||
| A living allowance for all students | Yes | ||
| Financial Transactions Tax | No | ||
| Allowances for post graduate students | Yes | ||
| Repeal VSM law | Yes | ||
| Relocate government services to Dunedin | Yes |
If you spot or hear a pork promise, let me know so I can keep the list updated!