Roger Douglas unveils ACT’s alternative budget, scorching any bit of cultural earth on which the government spends money on – although MP salaries don’t make the list of “Government Waste”.
Trumpeting his wish to get rid of $3.1 billion of government waste (according to ACT), Dodger Rugless claims
The main reason it is difficult is because most Government waste is channelled to special interest groups, which kick up a fuss whenever the legitimacy of their benefits is questioned. For example, when the Government moved to reduce taxpayer subsidies for night classes – many of which taught things like Moroccan cooking and kite making – we heard a lot … about how beneficial they were.
