Anzac day this weekend, when we will remember those young people who fought for our freedom in theatres of conflict far away. Those who returned set about with determinantion to create a Nation State with opportunity for all, in charge of its own destiny, without poverty, with free education and health care, healthy housing, effective transport, and an egalitarian heart. A heart to look after the vulverable and give support and encouragement to all citizens.
It is with great shame that I look at the current minority National Party in government with its support parties proposing to sell our military land, cut up parts of the conservation estate, lay off public service staff, destroy democratic representation in our largest city, remove protections from unhealthy food especially in schools, borrow billions of dollars to give tax cuts to the well off and all the rest of it.
The sale of military land will further increase the government debt as we will have to rent what we owned thus increasing expediture as well as the military's duty to the New Zealand public being placed at risk from interference. Laying people off will increase the cost to health as well as being less service for the public. Ecosystems will be lost and the climate suffer as trees are felled and carbon released from coal.
This is a very sad weekend to remember the ANZAC spirit and the determination to create a Nation that stood out from others for its strength to care for people, economy and environment
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