Monday 3rd November 2008

NZ can lead the way out of global recession

"Voters are urged to embrace the DSC's modern social credit programme of new economics to lift New Zealand out of the deepening global recession" said Democrats for Social Credit Leader Stephnie de Ruyter. "New Zealand can lead the way and set an example for other countries to follow".

"The DSC has consistently argued for the past 50 years that orthodox economics is no substitute for addressing the cause of the problem" she said.

Ms de Ruyter noted that underpinning the crises in the 1800s, 1929, 1987 and now 2008 is the mechanism that injects 'money' into the economy as interest bearing debt.

"Despite the complexity built into the financial system to try to overcome the deficiencies of the market economy and the adverse effects of the toxic debt instruments created to justify the creation of further debts (leveraging) the solution to the primary driver of the problem is, as US economist JK Galbraith once said, so simple the mind is repelled.

"All that is initially required is for governments to adopt a mechanism which creates credit free of interest and then spend it into circulation" said Ms de Ruyter. "That will provide a counterbalance to the levels of debt that have saturated the money supply and provide a real alternative to the gross greed and stupidity that has led us all to the brink of financial oblivion.

"This can be done only through the political process and neither National nor Labour nor any other political party in parliament has displayed any leadership or willingness to make it happen.

"The DSC has the courage and the determination to implement the changes needed to lead New Zealand out of recession and into a sustainably prosperous future" concluded Ms de Ruyter.

ENDS

Super-Wards: Commission Proposes New Boundaries For Auckland

The Local Government Commission presented its proposals on the boundaries and representation arrangements for the new Auckland Council today.

Under the Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009, the Commission is required to determine boundaries for the new Auckland Council, wards and local boards, ward and board names and the number of members per local board. More>>