Stadiums full of taxpayers enslaved to pay election bribes
ACT
Stadiums full of taxpayers enslaved to pay off
election bribes
Today, at North Harbour Stadium, ACT Leader David Seymour underscored the massive cost of election bribes in this election.
“The other parties want to enslave, in total, 132 stadium-loads of workers in order to pay enough tax to fund their spending promises,” says Mr Seymour.
“The average taxpayer pays $10,000 per year in tax. North Harbour Stadium has 25,000 seats. So a capacity crowd here represents $250 million of taxpayers’ money. $10,000 per year for each of the 25,000 seats.
“For every year this term, each one of these parties have promised billions in spending, with only ACT promising a savings of $800 million per year, or 3 North Harbour Stadiums worth of taxpayers’ savings!”
National promises $2.8 billion per year = 11
North Harbour Stadiums worth of taxpayers
Labour promises
$7.7 billion per year = 31 North Harbour Stadiums worth of
taxpayers
The Green Party promises $5 billion per year =
20 North Harbour Stadiums worth of taxpayers
NZ First
promises $9.2 billion per year = 37 North Harbour Stadiums
worth of taxpayers
The Māori Party promises $4 billion
per year = 16 North Harbour Stadiums worth of
taxpayers
TOP promises $4.6 billion per year = 18 North
Harbour Stadiums worth of taxpayers
“In terms of
potential coalition arrangements, an ACT-National coalition
would spend the least, only due to the net savings ACT has
calculated through cutting wasteful government
spending.
“Meanwhile, a Labour-Green-NZ First coalition would charge taxpayers $61.7 billion in their first term, or an additional $35,787 of taxes for each household over three-years.
“New Zealanders cannot afford a coalition between the parties on the left, and with New Zealand First racking up 43 per cent of the spending with a complete lack of and failure to show any transparency, we can only imagine what new taxes and wasteful spending will creep up once the dust settles.
“While every other party wants to bribe you with your own money, only a stronger ACT will keep out the left and protect taxpayers from wasteful spending,” says ACT deputy leader Beth Houlbrooke, who joined Mr Seymour at the stadium.
All figured are based on the independent Taxpayers’ Union Bribe-o-Meter. These figures were publicised in full-page ads in major national newspapers today.
ENDS