It’s clear there’s been a choice to frame deliberately underfunded, vital public health services as “blowing the budget”.This lens is so imbalanced that it’s nearing propaganda, and fails to mention that the budget does not match the demonstrable scale of need, or that we have a right to health, as opposed to right-wing health.
I find myself constantly hearing words in the mouths of American politicians that we hear here in Aotearoa. Ones that say the people are concerned about this and that. Cost of living, landlords, immigration , tax cuts for the wealthy, wages, and on and on. Atlas right there. We (some of the people) are in the grips of all this. Why some? Because some voted this in, a great many seem to like and want it. I feel powerless to stop the injustice to health services, environmental protections, while it all steam rolls ahead. Then you are left with many of the figures we see on the news wanting this and then fobing off criticism. And Trump.............people will vote for that.. This was a gd read, I will read it again......thank you.
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We absolutely can’t let the US model apply here for sure.
I find myself constantly hearing words in the mouths of American politicians that we hear here in Aotearoa. Ones that say the people are concerned about this and that. Cost of living, landlords, immigration , tax cuts for the wealthy, wages, and on and on. Atlas right there. We (some of the people) are in the grips of all this. Why some? Because some voted this in, a great many seem to like and want it. I feel powerless to stop the injustice to health services, environmental protections, while it all steam rolls ahead. Then you are left with many of the figures we see on the news wanting this and then fobing off criticism. And Trump.............people will vote for that.. This was a gd read, I will read it again......thank you.
These are all reasons to worry, and it’s also good to see how many people are speaking up. Thank you for reading and sharing!