,,, here he is with John Howard.
Posted on 01/31/2005 11:17:56 AM PST by shaggy eel
FYI
Go Donald go! A pail of water for that witch.
,,, here he is with John Howard.
I wonder how Miss Clark will blame President Bush and America for the worker shortage in New Zealand?
,,, nope, that's the first time I've heard that term. To think, that face has toured the world in search of every possible photo opportunity.
Big Don Brash ~ Bump!
A Government push to get more women into the workplace has drawn widespread support but words of caution from its closest allies.
Prime Minister Helen Clark will develop the plan in her "state of the nation" speech today. It includes making childcare more accessible so as to tackle worker shortages and boost productivity.
The speech will be the opening shot in the election campaign leading to a likely September 17 polling date.
It will set out the Government's agenda to help people save for their first home, tertiary education and retirement.
Miss Clark said yesterday the shortage of women in the workforce was one reason why New Zealand's gdp per capita had fallen below that of similar countries.
Cheaper and more available childcare, combined with recent improvements in paid parental leave and legislation allowing four weeks' holiday, would give women more confidence to go back to work.
"All of these are important in ensuring that women know there is somewhere secure for their kids to be if they are working and, importantly, getting that work-life balance for them."
Closer case management of beneficiaries and a shift to a single benefit would also help women to move from welfare into work.
But United Future leader Peter Dunne urged caution, warning of the potentially harmful social effects of depriving children of the care and attention of a parent at home.
"We've already got the latchkey generation growing up...and more conservative social values coming through in that group saying we want to be at home with our kids because our parents weren't at home with us."
Unions have backed an increase in women in the workplace. Council of Trade Unions vice-president Helen Kelly said increased childcare support was good for the economy and would improve work opportunities for thousands of women. But it would have to mean decent jobs.
This would mean more women in work to assist with increasing the government's $NZ7,4b fiscal surplus... Klark will want to import people from third world countries and put them on welfare to keep the demographics loaded in her favour.
Yes!!!
What I'd really like to see is her salvo for her early retirement.
,,, she'll hold onto the PM's job as long as she can. If she dips out in the election she'll move on to a UN job.
Thanks Shaggy old mate. Can we wait 8 months more?
doggone shaggy....i thought you guys had orthodontists over there???
,,, we'll have to. I'll be first at the voting booth, guaranteed.
,,, Jack, orthodontists are just the start of what's needed for her.
Should we send John Howard over for a visit to show Kiwis what a REAL leader is?
What's the news from my old Queenstown? Overdeveloped?
,,, you think he'd come here more often than he needs to with Klark's attitude to Aussie?
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