#BHN National's latest beneficiary bashing plan...just like clockwork

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09/28/23 • 24 min

Just like clockwork, National brings out the benefit bashing to divert attention away from all their terrible policy ideas and to dog whistle to their base. In this clip hear Pat share his story around benefits, Chewie's around looking for work and many viewers share their horrific stories about dealing with WINZ under the current circumstances, let alone the new punitive system that National wants to set up. +++++++++++++++ Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Patron of ⁠#BHN⁠ www.patreon.com/BigHairyNews⁠ Merch available at www.BHNShop.nz Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/BigHairyNews Follow us on Twitter. @patbrittenden @Chewie_NZ

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Guest beard tonight as we welcome friend of the show, and 7Days regular, Jeremy Elwood to come have a chat. Brian Tamaki and a dejected Julian Batchelor marched on the capital today to protest against something something United Nation mandates vaccines and microchips. We'll take a look at the gaggle of cookers and see if it means anything We'll have a chat about the debate last night and see if there are any takeaways. We'll also jump into the conversation around race baiting in this election cycle as was highlighted last night when Chris Hipkins brought up the example of what a recent NZ First candidate said at a meet the candidates gathering. A majority of voters won't vote this election purely because of a tax cut, TVNZ has released polling on this Mark Mitchell has tried to confront gang members in Wellington only to find out they are not gang members and even then he wouldn't back down congratulating them for getting out of gangs ACT joins National in looking for ways to kick people out of social housing. +++++++++++++++ Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Patron of ⁠#BHN⁠ www.patreon.com/BigHairyNews⁠ Merch available at www.BHNShop.nz Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/BigHairyNews Follow us on Twitter. @patbrittenden @Chewie_NZ

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#BHN NZers don't trust National's numbers

Nicola Willis and Christopher Luxon have been dancing around the numbers behind their tax cut policy, refusing to show their workings and when nearly all economists suggest the numbers don't add it, it's hardly surprising to see that NZers don't trust their numbers. Even one third of National voters don't believe the hype that Luxon is putting out about the ability to service the $16b in tax cuts they are promising. +++++++++++++++ Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Patron of ⁠#BHN⁠ www.patreon.com/BigHairyNews⁠ Merch available at www.BHNShop.nz Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/BigHairyNews Follow us on Twitter. @patbrittenden @Chewie_NZ