The following is from the UnitedFuture website. It refers to an editorial about extending Paid Parental Leave and the Families Commission.
I have just seen the most sneering editorial in the Christchurch Press about this and the Families Commission generally. The Press has long been critical of the Families Commission, mainly through the vitriolic pen of its senior writer Martin van Beynen - a man I have never heard of as contributing anything worthwhile to anything - and I suspect he is the writer of this editorial (although since newspaper editors are so brave they have to cloak their opinions in anonymity you would never know). Christchurch readers of the Press might like to write to the editor and let him know what they think of his newpaper's bigotry on family issues.
Posted by Peter Dunne 8.27AM, 30 Aug 2007
Martin van Beynen gave us (syndicated to the DomPost) a fabulous insight into New Zealand's 'poor' with a brilliant series penned as he toured NZ getting into places and homes Peter Dunne would shudder at. For that alone he earned my respect and admiration. He has most recently been up to the Northern Territories again covering almost unimaginable habitats and lifestyles of some Aboriginal people.
Peter Dunne often surprises me with his grumpy opinions made publicly and without justification. How can the Press be 'bigoted' for opposing (in this instance) the remorseless extension of socialism and loss of individual freedom? I can only conclude Dunne has burnt so many bridges one more won't matter.
(I did consider whether his posting is genuine but find it is too much in the Dunne style not to be.)
Unfortunately I cannot locate the editorial that has so riled Mr Dunne but here is another example (definitely from Martin van Beynen) which I am sure also sent his blood pressure soaring;
To tell the truth, I am sick of hearing about work-life balance and the glories of diversity which are no doubt just peachy for those workplaces that can afford them.
These workplaces, of course, tend to be in Wellington and usually entail spending our money on useless research, newsletters, conferences for the similarly minded and overseas trips.
Workplaces like the EEO (part of the State Services Commission), for instance, or the Families Commission, or the Human Slights Commission, or the Office for Ethnic Affairs and all those organisations of a similar ilk that infest Wellington.
The EEO's latest mind-blowing revelation contained in its latest newsletter is that good bosses tend to have more motivated employees. Or as the EEO puts it "discretionary effort and productivity can be increased by supporting work-life balance at all levels of the workplace".
And (just for a laugh) you can always rely on a revelation from the Families Commission. The latest bombshell from this bastion of redundancy says the biggest issue for families about after-school childcare is cost and quality. Amazing.
A man after my own heart. Well said.
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2 comments:
Ah Peter Dunne, that political whore whose services are always on offer for the highest bidder (National yesterday, Labour today, who knows tomorrow).
The Ohariu-Belmont MP (and Minister of Revenue, I might add) is a disgrace to the nation. The sooner he disappears from the political scene, the better (but that could be construed as wishful thinking, knowing the IQ of his constituency)
Dunne is a fool. I was at a tax conference last year which he addressed, and in view of his answers given to a question time (he foolishly allowed), I concluded he really had no grasp at all of the Revenue portfolio).
NZ's tax system, thief at the best of times, has under this government especially, become an illogical, unmanageable mess, in which the taxpayer in many, many instances can have no certainty as to their position in. From the outset, differing tax rates between individuals, companies and trusts were the start of the nightmare: I'd love to see Dunne attempt multi-rate FBT calculations (that became necessary on the 39% personal tax rate).
These topics just make me furious.
And yes, taking my hard earned money, being from a couple without children, a responsible decision on our behalf, to finance the life decision of others to have children, people over whom I have no control over, and neither does the State, not only offends me, but worse, leads to irresponsibly made decisions to have children, including being made possible for teenagers, which is destroying our society.
Mark
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