Election 2023: ACT releases small business policies, promises to scrap January holiday, Fair Pay Agreements (www.newshub.co.nz)

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[-] luthis@lemmy.nz 14 points 11 months ago

Fuck that guy, fuck act, fuck anyone trying to take away public holidays. Ill take off Jan 2nd as a sick day and use it to piss on the door handles of acts office. Fuck them to hell. ..and take away fair pay?? OH MOTHERFUCKER

[-] Rangelus@lemmy.nz 6 points 11 months ago

I genuinely don't get why Labour doesn't just run a campaign just repeating what these fuckers say they're gonna do.

[-] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz 7 points 11 months ago

He's talked me out of voting for him, that's for sure. Safety regulations are written in blood, and building regulations are written in rotten and collapsed buildings.

Absolute muppet.

[-] Xcf456@lemmy.nz 13 points 11 months ago

ACT courting the asshole vote by promising to make things worse in every way

[-] SamC@lemmy.nz 13 points 11 months ago

I know they're trying to appeal to business owners, but promising to do away with public holidays before an election is a pretty bold move.

[-] Dave@lemmy.nz 13 points 11 months ago

This is the party proposing to remove the building act, that specifies building standards. We don't need building standards in an earthquake prone country, because if the buildings aren't good you won't be able to get insurance so the market makes sure the buildings are still up to scratch. Not making this up.

The only surprising thing about this party is that they have so many supporters. But I fully believe most of their voters have no idea about their policies, and instead are voting for them because people want a change of government and don't like the current National party.

[-] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz 8 points 11 months ago

Yeah, removing the building act is utterly moronic, I'm surprised their opposition isn't making more noise about it.

What a clown show of an election.

[-] Rangelus@lemmy.nz 3 points 11 months ago

Wholeheartedly agree.

[-] Xcf456@lemmy.nz 6 points 11 months ago

It has form too - this kind of thinking is how we ended up with the leaky building crisis

[-] RegalPotoo@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

If they were in anyway intellectually consistent they'd also be proposing removing drivers license requirements - insurance would keep unsafe drivers off the road, and would totally be consolation for families of people killed by rich people

[-] Dave@lemmy.nz 1 points 11 months ago

You better hope they don't hang out on lemmy. If they announce this as their next policy I'm blaming you!

[-] RegalPotoo@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

I can't imagine anyone in Act hanging out on the fediverse - open, decentralised community run by volunteers? At best that's a commons that needs a good tragedy, at worst that sounds like communism

[-] Dave@lemmy.nz 1 points 11 months ago

I dunno, a "free speech" type instance seems like just the place some Act voters may hang out. Free to speak their minds in ways that mainstream social media would censor.