International Socialists

It's not just in your pay packet that you will feel the pinch. National is preparing to pare back the public service - to hack away at health and squeeze education. Not that Labour would have done any different if they were faced with this dilemma. Even in the boom years while profits soared, the privatisation of education continued apace. School fees were normalised and student fees rose year on year.
The "social wage" includes roads, rail, TV, radio, parking, libraries, galleries, buses, parks and so much more. Freely available facilities and services save working people thousands every year. Tax ensures businesses pay a share of the load. Cutbacks on the social wage are attacks on the living standards of all.

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