A Recipe To Grow The Economic Cake
Thursday, 14 May 2009, 3:52 pm
Press Release: ACT New Zealand
A Recipe To Grow The Economic Cake
Hon Sir Roger Douglas,
ACT New Zealand
Thursday, May 14 2009
Yield: An
equitable serving for all
Ingredients
2½ cup
Productivity
1½ cup Fiscal Responsibility
1 cup
Sound Infrastructure Investment
6 eggs Full of Savings
3/4 cup Free Trade
6 tablespoons of Choice in Health
and Education
2 teaspoons of Skilled Migration
1
teaspoon of Government
Ingredients for Icing
9
tablespoons Tax Cuts (more to taste)
7 oz sweet Economic
Freedom
½ cup Entrepreneurial Spirit
Method
•
Preheat economy oven
• Combine all ingredients
liberally, taking care to restrain the amount of Government
as too much will prevent the cake from rising and will
create a bitter taste.
• Take a laissez-faire approach
to cooking time, avoiding the temptation to adjust the
settings.
• Once the cake has cooled, apply icing
liberally.
• Enjoy the extra large servings – Bon
Appetite!
Variations
• If you want a smaller cake as
Labour delivered, increase Government expenditure, restrict
trade, increase taxes and introduce Government central
planning.
ENDS
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