Don't know how generous their welfare system is, but Helen Clark, the PM since 1999, is the head of the Labour Party (NZLP), if that's any indicator.
OTOH, New Zealanders in general seem to be more levelheaded than Americans are, when it comes to the subject of illegal interlopers. Jerry Ö¿Ö ~ -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mitch Haley Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2005 3:00 PM To: Mercedes mailing list Subject: Re: [MBZ] ABC news item on veg oil in US diesels Euan wrote: > > [How did we get on to this topic?] If the quotas are too generous, we'll end up > looking like every other over-populated country in the world. Not only will our > vulnerable economy and welfare system struggle to cope but our society will begin to > resemble those the migrants are so desperate to leave. How generous is the welfare system? Would somebody from the states want to sign up for it? Can the statesiders offer those who are a couple of months away from running out of welfare benefits the choice of a free ticket to NZ instead? (probably not viable, our non-workers outnumber your population) In other news, some of the non-workers are among the recipients of $2000 relocation cards from FEMA. If you give a bum $50, he'll run to the nearest package liquor store. If you give him $2k, he'll decide it's a reason to celebrate, so he'll go to the nudie bar instead. (yep, FEMA cards have been used in strip clubs) While I'm sure that many people are using the cards as intended, there are some that you cannot help by giving them money. We need a good exportation policy for them.
