I am heartily sick and tired of PC ruling the lives of New Zealanders and stifling progress in this country. PC is now telling me that I am responsible for every child that is deprived in some way. These wonderful people never seem to have come to grips with explaining to me/us how I/we are responsible for some parental pair or solo parent boozing up all their income or sniffing it up or gambling it away.
I wish someone would explain concisely and clearly to one and all how that is our fault.
There is no such thing as child poverty there is only parental poverty. I wish all the PCrs would get that, let me say it again there is no such thing as child poverty there is only parental poverty.
Compared to other countries poverty does not really exist in NZ we have so called poverty sufferers driving round in cars smoking and drinking etc you can't do that if you suffer poverty.
What is making things tougher in this country has nothing to do with me/us it is mainly Govt policies of both major parties. There is too much red tape in NZ relating to employment and running a business, get rid of that and people might start employing again. Further NZ employers need to get treatment for their short arm deep pocket syndrome so they can pay a real wage to employees.
I would never employ a worker or start up a business today it is too dangerous the pitfalls are many and vicious . A firm in the Waikato was fined $40,000 because a man lost part of a finger due to not using a guard.
If the guard was available then it was not the employers fault that the employee didn't use the guard. If there was no guard then health and safety should be the ones fined not the employer because they are supposed to inspect factories and make sure safe practice exists in all factories.

Alastair Bourne, Bethlehem.