MANA says it’s time for a new economic direction
Posted on September 26, 2011 by admin in Hone Harawira, Press Releases“When the IMF says the global economy is broken then it’s time we fixed it”
said MANA leader Hone Harawira.
Mr Harawira said that the kinds of measures followed by successive NZ
governments, and being proposed by both Labour and National in 2011, simply
don’t and won’t work, and that the IMF announcement of the planet going into
deeper economic troubles should be heeded.
“John Key’s vacant optimism that things are going to get magically better if
we simply flog off our assets is no longer credible, in light of the IMF
warning” said Harawira. “In fact, National’s proposed free-market strategies
were what had crashed the global economy in 2008.”
Harawira said that MANA’s proposed Hone Heke Tax was the only way to
increase the country’s tax revenue base, clear the overseas debt and begin
to rebuild our economy.
“It’s not rocket science. It’s a simple philosophy based on everyone paying
1% on all their financial transactions. On current figures we would be able
to double our tax revenue base, clear our overseas debt, abolish GST, and
have money left over to rebuild the core services like housing, education
and health.
“John Key doesn’t like it because it means his rich mates have to pay. Phil
Goff doesn’t like it because he’s scared of his own shadow. But, if it’s
such a bad idea, how come France and Germany have just announced that they
intend introducing a similar tax regime?
“NZ led the world out of the great depression of the 1930′s with a focus on
full employment, free health and education, and a safety net for the truly
needy.
“We can lead the world out of this current crisis as well. All we need is
courage, commitment … and a little bit of Hone Heke … ”
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
Hone Harawira 021 865372
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Peter Verschaffelt 0221055044
Geoff Fischer says:
Post Author September 28, 2011 at 3:09 pmAe marika from 27 September, regarding Kaitaia airport, apparently has not been posted here on Mana, but I would like to comment anyway.
The Kaitaia airport case is not unique. All over the country airports (private or council owned) are expanding their footprint at the expense of their neighbours by imposition of height and use controls on neighbouring properties, and increasing noise levels from takeoff and landings. Generally the airport companies are able to force through restrictions and adverse effects without compensation, particularly when the neighbouring land in question happens to be in Maori ownership. To compound matters, neighbouring owners are often forced to pay the costs of actions such as felling trees that have been brought within the new flightpaths, and applying sound insulation to dwellings which are being subjected to increased noise levels. This is what has taken place in Rotorua (Ngati Uenukukopako land) and I have heard of very similar cases from elsewhere in the motu.
Airports are the new frontline for the colonial regime’s programme of confiscation. What has changed in the last 100 years? The colonial regime remains as arrogant as it ever was. Hone is right. It is time to take a stand!