‘If
you think education is expensive, try ignorance’ – never has that
observation been more relevant.
The country – along with much of
the world – is being pounded by the economic crisis. Unemployment
is rising while everyone agrees we need more qualified school
leavers.
Under the guise of the government's Retail Deposit Guarantee Scheme the New Zealand taxpayer will pay over $400 each to bailout South Canterbury Finance. That means over $1.77 billion of your taxes handed over to the rich speculators, known to the media as investors, at a time when we are constantly being told there is no extra government funding for the public services such as schools, hospitals etc, and that cuts are the order of the day.