This evening I helped the wonderful people of the Libertarianz prepare our presentation for the Libz Alternative Budget. I’m particularly proud of the line “Libertarianz is pro choice when it comes to your money” which Bernard uses, as I thought of it.

So without further ado, here it is:

Unlike Michael Cullen, Libertarianz believes your money is your own. That’s why our budget is designed to slash taxes and let you keep far more of your own money.

Other parties will be making a big deal about finally offering you a tax cut this year. Libertarianz policy has always been and will always be to cut taxes as fast and as hard as possible. If you are lucky, Michael Cullen will grudgingly give you back $20 a week after nine years in power. John Key is offering $50 – eventually.

Libertarianz will make the first $50,000 of income tax-free. This means that the average New Zealand household, with an income of $68,000, would keep an extra $403 per week, going a long way to offset rising food, electricity and fuel prices.

We will also immediately get rid of GST, knocking $20 off a $250 grocery bill and ten dollars off the price of a tank of petrol.

The government will say they can’t afford this – but it’s not their money – it’s YOURS. You have the right to spend your money however you wish. Libertarianz is pro-choice when it comes to your money.
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Here’s a slideshow I gave at the Libertarianz Conference 2007 to show off Libertarianz activism over the last few years.

You can play the slideshow while listening to my own dulcet tones telling you what’s going on, by downloading this mp3 (17 MB); my bit starts around 37:15.

You can also download the full-quality slideshow from this page on SlideShare.

Summary:

• Budget Day Protest
• Electioneering
• Election Night Party
• Burning The Census
• Hezbollah Counter-Protest
• Banana Republic Day
• Pro-Smacking Rally
• Save BZP Petition

Crossposted from Pacific Empire.

In late July, Phil and I had a great time attending the 2007 Libertarianz conference held at Mac’s Brewery right here in Wellington. One of the highlights of the conference was the rollout of Transitional Policies, which we hope will be inspiring for certain political parties who haven’t come up with new ideas recently. The first transitional policy presented was the education policy, which Phil and I wrote along with Craig Milmine and Colin Cross (current and former teachers, respectively).

I’d like to invite you to listen to the first audio we’ve made available here at Pacific Empire: Phil’s speech, Free the Schools (mp3, 12 MB)

The text of Phil’s speech follows after the break.

Crossposted from Pacific Empire.

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