When will it all end. Wheeler's Corner 43 13th Oct 2018

Wheeler’s Corner 42 13^th October 2018.

Connecting people who care

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The result of never ending war.

Since our Governments [regardless of colour] here in New Zealand seem to support what ever the American military does, no matter where, Afghanistan, Iraq, Israel, are our soldiers and military personnel becoming suicidal too?

Do we too now accept the concept of cluster bombs delivered by unmanned rockets or drones, do we too willingly accept the morality of across border attacks on schools, hospitals and unarmed civilians going about there normal lives?

Do we now simply accept as the norm, torture such as water boarding and such like...for the American military teach their people how to carry out such illegal behaviour.

Are we heading down the path of paying for our young working class members of our military a bribe for cheaper education via their educational fees, if they complete various military assignments or tours of duty? The Americans are, it has been suggested that 40% of American basic recruits do so to get their education paid for...are we too moving down that twisted path?

When will all this copy cat behaviour end? Where will it end?

Already our defence spending has gone through the roof, Oh if only our hospitals had the kind of money spent on them that the military achieve these days, or the environment, or lifting basic wages, why are we fighting other peoples wars?

I’m NOT, I repeat anti-military but I am anti-Americanisation of our military behaviour, I strongly oppose their tactical approach, of bomb everything that moves, my father warned me many times about the inability of American military to hit the correct target. Speaking of the US of A...

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Nikki Haley and you know who.

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https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/10/09/nikki-haley-resigns-critics-forced-clarify-pro-war-pro-imperialist-sycophant-trump

This a long read [10 to 12 minutes] but well worth the effort...

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This from the No Right Turn blog

"Surplus"

“So, the government thinks its in surplus, to the tune of $5.5 billion. Of course, its nothing of the sort. As I noted last time, when there are queues for basic healthcare, people without homes, underpaid public servants, and kids going to school hungry, the government having cash on hand isn't really a surplus, any more than I'm rich if I have $1000 in my wallet and a $10,000 overdraft. What we have is deep-rooted social and infrastructural debt caused by decades of austerity and Neo-liberalism - debt that isn't recorded anywhere on the government's books. But the fact that its not recorded doesn't mean it doesn't exist or doesn't cause problems - merely that its not properly managed. And the government needs to manage it, by paying off that debt and investing in hospitals, homes, and yes, teacher's salaries, before it makes any moves to gives it themselves as tax cuts”.

Posted by Idiot/Savant at 10/10/2018 03:03:00 PM

Teachers demand changes.

It’s hard not to agree with NRT, when our so-called surplus is at the expense of people who are really feeling the pinch, it really proves that the present Government pretends to care when in fact their Neo-liberal fraction is still running things.
We’ve had eighteen years of Neo-liberal madness and look where it has gotten us. On a forever slippery slope of ever declining living standards. We don’t need tax breaks for the wealthy as the Nat’s would have us believe... but I see little change happening because the guy they put in charge of the tax so-called working group, was and still is the same Neo-liberalist that was there when Douglas ruled the roost.

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Come along to the GLOBE on SUNDAY the 14th October 2018 at 2.30, its free, but you may like to make a donation...

PS: Update on Council being lied to: I received this by email:

“It is also interesting that NZDIA are having four 'platinum' sponsors this year for the first time - effectively four companies that can claim the title to being 'principal' sponsors. This is likely why the Mayor said to Peter Wheeler at PNCC that it was Compass - because they presumably will be one of the four. You can bet your bottom dollar that Lockheed will still be there'.

So the PN Mayor may not have lied but simply told half truths...I know it sounds very Trump like… or was it staff telling half-truths to the Mayor to justify their stupid and unethical decision. Money [salary / bonus / profit] effects different people in different ways.