Time for a Kiwi cuppa…..
‘The voter outrage at the heart of the Tea Party movement has been sparked by federal government spending that has risen to 25 percent of GDP. Their goal is to cut it back to 20 percent of GDP. Here in New Zealand , core government spending under National now stands at a record 36 percent of GDP – up from 29 percent in 2004 – and the restrictions on our freedom and liberty continue unabated. Whether New Zealanders are angry enough about the size and intrusiveness of government to spawn a grassroots revolt against the political establishment remains to be seen! ‘ Muriel Newman
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I'm all for a constitution that mandates what services a government has to provide - only essentials - and that it has no more than a given % of GDP. I would suggest less than 20% as we don't have a massive defence industry to maintain.
The politicians would never allow us to draw up a constitution with such powers as it would get rid of 50% of them and their troughing hangers on.
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