Media Release
For immediate Release
21 December 2011
March on Parliament
Why: to protest against the Government’s 49% asset sales policy
When: 2pm, Thursday 22 December 2011
Where:Civic Square, then following the golden mile route to Parliament
Asset sales in New Zealand will always live in the shadow of Rogernomics and Ruthanasia. The partial assets sales
proposed by the current National Government are however, fundamentally different.
There will be a march on Parliament on Thursday 22 December 2011, commencing from Civic Square at 2pm, protesting
against the National Government’s stance on asset sales. Elections may be held every three years but this should not be
an excuse to institute one term policies. Assets sales aren’t in the interests of future New Zealanders.
Those companies that the government is planning to partially sell-off are New Zealand resources. For the benefit of my
(and future) generations, I would prefer it if they stay that way. Without introducing foreign ownership controls no
assurance the Prime Minister can give can stop the initial 49% being on-sold to foreign companies. What were once New
Zealand profits will then disappear overseas.
No matter what the Prime Minister might think, “mum and dad” investors simply do not have sufficient funds put aside to
compete against corporate or foreign investors.
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