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Whangarei candidate: Chris Leitch - Democrats for Social Credit

Northern Advocate
5 Sep, 2017 11:00 PM2 mins to read

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Whangarei Democrats for Social Credit candidate Chris Leitch

Whangarei Democrats for Social Credit candidate Chris Leitch

By Chris Leitch

Northland's rescue helicopter service (NEST) needed to borrow $10 million from the NRC to replace its ageing choppers.

Residents on unsealed rural roads continue to choke in clouds of dust from logging trucks because council can't afford $8 million to seal their roads.

The Northland DHB is facing a $7.5m shortfall this financial year.

It has been short funded $30 million over the last 3 years.

Food banks and soup kitchens in Whangarei are facing unprecedented demand for their services.

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These are things that really matter because they directly affect people.

Why isn't Whangarei's MP out championing these issues in the media and in Wellington?

Government could fund the list above in just 3 days if it used the $12 million it pays every day in interest to Australian owned commercial banks.

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The profits go to overseas bank shareholders.

Government could borrow that money from the bank it owns - the Reserve Bank.
China does it. Japan does it.

Their central bank profits go back to those governments to spend on getting things done for their people.

We're missing out on $6 billion every year that should be going into services for Kiwis.

Labour won't fix it - they want to tax people more.

The Greens will do the same.

The NZ First candidate says he'll make sure we get our fair share of the cake.

That means taking it off people somewhere else in the country.

The old adage is still true - "if you keep doing things the way you've always done them, you'll keep getting the same result".

We're in a new technological age we need new ideas, new ways of doing things.

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We need a new MP.

I've got innovative ideas and I've proved I will champion Whangarei. I need your support.

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