NATIONAL'S BROKEN PROMISES
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Information obtained under the Official Information Act shows that the National government has failed to implement the welfare policy promises it made during the 2008 election campaign.
Welfare commentator Lindsay Mitchell said that she had been provided with information from the Ministry of Social Development which confirms that none of the promises laid out below has been implemented. The first column shows the promises and reasons for them, as detailed in National's manifesto; the second column provides the information from the Ministry of Social Development confirming none of the promises has been actioned.
"National produced an 11-page benefits policy prior to the 2008 election and they have a mandate and responsibility to deliver. Probably the worst omission is a failure to introduce a part-time work test on the domestic purposes benefit. Australia introduced work-testing in 2006 and a report released by the Centre for Independent Studies last week shows that the number of Parenting Payment (Single) recipients has dropped by 21 percent. The report concludes the drop is due to a combination of movement off welfare and transfer to the unemployment benefit. By contrast, New Zealand's DPB numbers have risen by 6 percent in the past year."
"National also said it would 'address growth in sickness and invalid numbers' yet the total number has increased by a further 5 percent in this year alone."
"To win votes on false promises is fraudulent. National promised an 'unrelenting focus on work' but, after almost a year in government, is not delivering for its voters . Even worse, it's not delivering for people on benefits who need more carrot and stick to become self reliant."
"The welfare bill is the government's biggest at $19.4 billion a year or 30 percent of core expenditure. This is where National needs to be focussing its attention and honouring its promises."
9 comments:
You people are like a bloody cracked record. Have you never heard of timing?
Come back in two years time.
Timing? Of course.
National will carefully time even more fraudulent announcements, hints and half-promises for just before the next elections.
As for the "cracked record" jibe--for sure, Adolf. People who complain about the lack of integrity are bound to sound like cracked records, since the problem won't go away with anything so trivial as a change of government gang colours.
What you are really saying Adolf is "come back in 40 billion dollars time"
I am on a invalids benefit after going through all of my savings (2 years worth and 40 years of paying taxes) I have COPD and I am now on the inactive waiting list for a lung transplant.
I have given up smoking (2 years ago) although I LOVED IT! I need to loose weight (gained through giving up smoking and unable to exercise) and i have lost 3 kilos in 2 weeks (I am Very hungry). In other words I am doing every thing I can to make make self better.
If I can then those that are on the sickness benefit (paid for by tax payers) can to.
The Benefit is a safety net and not a way of life. If you need it then you have a obligation to do every thing you can to help yourself. It is NOT the tax payers job to do it for you!!!!!!!
It's Adolf with a b..... cracked record. National has no intention of fixing the socialistic mistakes that labour and previous national governments have made.The fact of the matter is they do not have the intestinal fortitude or knowledge or desire to make changes.
Thanks Lindsay for a great post.
Key is a Clark clone, he has no intention of keeping those promises. Kiwis time and again have been lied to by Opposition leaders, but vote for them anyway. We have not learned from history, which keeps repeating the same old song. Big welfare, big spending, big lies.
Seems like Adolf thinks we should all put our brains in a jar and cheer on command for Neville Key.
I do wonder what Adolf voted for sometimes, if he is so keen on socialism then why the hell did he not vote Labour?
Adolf voted for Labour in drag, that is National.
"I do wonder what Adolf voted for sometimes, if he is so keen on socialism then why the hell did he not vote Labour?"
Because real men like Clark and Simpson scare him?
;-)
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