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14 years ago @ MacDoctor - Obamacare Wins (Maybe) · 0 replies · +1 points

The % of Heathcare of the OECD numbers for 2009 are out now. One thing that is curious is that for NZ the Health budget includes the disability sector which is roughly 20% of the budget. Do other countries include this in their health budget. NZ of course used to cover this in the Social Budget until Ruth Richardson pulled a switch to make the welfare 'look' as though they had made big changes, but had put more money into health.

14 years ago @ MacDoctor - Obamacare Wins (Maybe) · 8 replies · +1 points

Some states all ready have mandatory healthcare , so the predictions are the usual GOP scare stories.
The things to remember are that the hospitals ( 70%) are mostly not for profit, but there is enormous waste as a city the size of Hamilton would have at least two full service tertiary hospitals, especially if there was a university in town.

14 years ago @ Whale Oil Beef Hooked ... - More cheek than a fat ... · 0 replies · +1 points

Any idea what the community service that Veitch is doing ?
Wasnt it along the lines of brightening the day of sick kids by being in his presence

14 years ago @ Whale Oil Beef Hooked ... - Inga wants to be an MP · 2 replies · +1 points

You know so little about New Lynn electorate. It may be westie. but its like saying Howick is 'southside' .

Whatever happened to Michael Jones, wasnt he supposed to be a brown hope for National too. But then he may have too many principles to belong in National

14 years ago @ Whale Oil Beef Hooked ... - Thank you Joris De Bres · 0 replies · +1 points

If anybody thinks that Hawawaira has breached the Human Rights Act, then lodge a complaint. And see if Joris de Bres is right.
As I understand having an 'opinion' is not a defence.
But the way it was done as a private email , which was released by another person, could mean the views are not 'public'

14 years ago @ Whale Oil Beef Hooked ... - Ford Unveils New Car f... · 0 replies · +1 points

Quite good production values for a send up.
Or was it a reporter sneaked in to find what they were really saying out of the spotlight.

14 years ago @ Whale Oil Beef Hooked ... - Yet another rogue poll... · 0 replies · +1 points

what goes up must come down.
Its elementary dear Watson

14 years ago @ Whale Oil Beef Hooked ... - EXCLUSIVE - Te Reo Mar... · 2 replies · +1 points

Dont be silly. Its way down the food chain, and he DHBs are bulk funded and do their own contracts

14 years ago @ Whale Oil Beef Hooked ... - Should your rates be u... · 0 replies · +1 points

And theres more
Auckland City councillors knew ticket sales were poor and a big loss was imminent when they bailed out the musical My Fair Lady to the tune of $1.4 million a week out from the opening, official papers show.
Two star-studded plays lost a further $500,000 over the same period, taking losses for The Edge over one month to about $2.5 million.

Thats right the Citrats (National & Act) want to control the Supercity. If they get in charge this is where your rates will be going. The (right) know no bounds when it comes to Throwing away money from ratepayers.

And the lesbians got one thousandth of the money wasted on GBS and other tired old luuvies

Back in 2002, yes the Citrats were at it again..

The three big productions it invested in - Blood Brothers, Chicago and The Underwatermelon Man - lost a total of $591,000.

Is there on end to the incompetance

14 years ago @ Whale Oil Beef Hooked ... - Labour in big trouble ... · 0 replies · +1 points

Really was she 20 years younger? And did the taxpayer front up $25000 of travel for 3 months

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