Dave Gee: Life from Right Field

Luckily, I live in Dunedin... However, I was still baffled that Aucklanders elected a guy whose claim to fame was making Breakfast Cereal as their Mayor last year. Of course, since then it's been apparent that the slightly-left-of-Jim-Anderton Bruce Hucker is actually running things these days in New Zealand's biggest city.

It's nice to see that it's not just the few politically aware that have noticed Dick's lack of achievements since he was elected...



* Dick Hubbard Tui Billboard image originally from Rodney Hide's weblog, Hidesight...

* Also check out Aaron Bhatnagar's thoughts on his blog...
"I'm not sure this is what Dick Hubbard thought would happen..."


In another good local blog, David Farrar has noted that this past Sunday marked "Tax Freedom Day" in New Zealand (the day where the income you've been working for all year stopped going to the Government, and was able to stay in your own pocket!)

The most shocking tax statistic he points out is that in Kiwiland, the top 50% of households effectively pay for 100% of public expenditure, as the bottom 50% receive more in social expenditure than they pay in taxes! Yep, they're the ones that are always protesting and whinging... when in fact they're already being propped up by half the country...

* David Farrar: Tax Freedom Day this weekendMore interesting statistics here...