It certainly is silly season, and the political parties are all trying to outdo each other with who has the most stupid silly ideas. Even the so-called sensible ones have joined in.
It all started with the Greens who proposed nationalising parts of Foodstuffs. Only 2 point something billion dollars, a bargain. And with our goverment’s super duper management skills, guaranteed to be cheaper and better and all round wonderful. What’s not to like about such an amazing clever idea.
Well we know how that will turn out. Send the new company into bankruptcy by incompetent management. Taxpayer subsidies to reduce the prices, and eventually selling or closing down the remains of the company at taxpayers expense. A lemming circus. Where is the leadership? Where is the common sense?
National, Labour and New Zealand First have all joined in. ACT seem to be the only party who understands how business works. It seems that our ex Air New Zealand CEO now PM doesn’t understand the business world. How did he get to be CEO of Air New Zealand?
So government, you can say goodbye to luring an overseas supermarket chain into New Zealand. Overseas chains, please come and invest in New Zealand so we can split you up or nationalise you. Great idea. Our politicians have put a huge red “Investment Risk” flag over New Zealand. New Zealand has sent a Dante’esque message to all overseas investors.
Abandon all hope, ye who enter here
It is silly season after all.