Comments for Roger Douglas MP.

Comment on BBC Interview by heidib

heidib — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 05:08:40 +0000

Interesting to see Rogernomics discussed in England.

Comment on Govt Spending Impoverishing Our Grandkids by Borzoi

Borzoi — Thu, 27 May 2010 22:29:51 +0000

It would be a helpful if Sir Roger would list a few of the countries which have done so well with the lower spending v gdp and some of those that have done poorly.

That said, it’s shocking that the spending to gdp ratio has crawled up so high; it’s not basket case territory yet, but it’s getting there.

Comment on Tax Rates: Must Try Harder by Michael Davison

Michael Davison — Fri, 21 May 2010 07:24:38 +0000

Well said again Roger

Comment on Open Letter To Union Representatives And All Those Opposed To The Reintroduction Of Youth Wage Rates by James

James — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:30:35 +0000

“Unemployment is not the legacy of Roger Douglas, it is the legacy of t
he Unions.”

Nice line Heidi….Im stealing it
it for future lefty baiting!

Comment on Stranded on the Middle Ground? by Steve Evans

Steve Evans — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 03:04:10 +0000

A good speech but it is painful to see political parties described in the plural – “National have”, “Labour have” etc. These words are singular and must be: the presumption – however true the contrary – is of unity. I suspect that the usage here jars on the eye and probably the ear even of uneducated and logically slovenly people. “Labour is wacky.” “National is slothful.” That sounds better, doesn’t it?

Regards

Steve Evans

Comment on Stranded on the Middle Ground? by Howard Moore

Howard Moore — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 01:09:43 +0000

As a member of act since its inception, I am in full agreement with Rogers portrayal of the parties aims and philosophies, However, like many others I am becoming increasing disillusioned with Acts failure to attract voters.I like the idea that Act should stand by its policies and that these policies must be put to the public and the public must be convinced that this is the correct way to go. How to do this is another problem. Firstly the media must be convinced that Act is not a ‘Hard Right’ party, Not easy to do, secondly, the pubic image of the party must change,again not easy to achieve. Act has to try and change these mindsets or fail.
Regards
Howard Moore

Comment on Stranded on the Middle Ground? by Bruce Tabb

Bruce Tabb — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 01:03:10 +0000

President Reagan said that increasing the minimum wage for school leavers knocked away the lower rungs of their opportunity ladder.

Comment on Stranded on the Middle Ground? by john mingaye

john mingaye — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:09:07 +0000

Excellent, I hope John Key has read it.

Comment on Open Letter To Union Representatives And All Those Opposed To The Reintroduction Of Youth Wage Rates by heidi01

heidi01 — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 23:53:42 +0000

Kevin, you haven’t addressed the issue in a reasonable way.

Lower rates of pay are not exploitation – youth are not as experienced as those who have been in the workforce longer.

The real exploitation is when a youth is legislated out of potential employment to languish on less than $200 a week when they could easily work for twice that amount. The minimum wage legislation is an attack on the independence of low skilled people who might make a go of their lives through working towards a skill set in the workplace.

Unemployment is not the legacy of Roger Douglas, it is the legacy of the Unions.

Comment on Open Letter To Union Representatives And All Those Opposed To The Reintroduction Of Youth Wage Rates by kevin herls

kevin herls — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:57:42 +0000

Lower rates of pay don’t equate to employment opportunity for young people. Lower rates of pay equate to exploitation as they did when youth rates applied in the past.The world has moved on since Sir Rogers day and his solutions are equally dated. High rates of unemloyment and public indebtedness is Sir Rogers legacy, the question is “Do you want moreofthe same?’