tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post4261594326918118899..comments2024-03-30T00:09:27.602+13:00Comments on Not PC: NOT PJ: A Report into the Costs of Harmful Economic and Other Social Policy AnalysisPeter Cresswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10699845031503699181noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-86765217041026277212009-06-20T17:48:14.855+12:002009-06-20T17:48:14.855+12:00I reckon we should have a whip round and commissio...I reckon we should have a whip round and commission BERL to do more research<br /><br />Cost of fags<br />Cost of GovernmentShane Pleasancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06144367923437327037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-51395128086182291712009-06-18T12:34:46.160+12:002009-06-18T12:34:46.160+12:00Maybe $135,000 isn't much to a Wellington bure...Maybe $135,000 isn't much to a Wellington bureaucrat (though many New Zealanders would disagree), but it would be a scandal if the Ministry of Health and the ACC don't carry out their fiduciary duty to the taxpayer and get the money back - they have clearly been sold a lemon.<br /><br />Of course you are right that it shouldn't be used to support legislation (though I'm sure it will). It's bizarre that legislation on what people drink should even be conceived of.Stevewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07669319931416483663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-84836357164864228892009-06-18T11:20:01.407+12:002009-06-18T11:20:01.407+12:00To be fair Crampo, if they can get $135,000 for th...To be fair Crampo, if they can get $135,000 for that report we are in the wrong business!Paul Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13731003529546075700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-77315671957386605682009-06-18T11:05:07.748+12:002009-06-18T11:05:07.748+12:00The scandal is not the amount paid for the report....The scandal is not the amount paid for the report. $135,000 isn't much in the grand scheme of things. The scandal rather is that this report may well wind up supporting legislation that will impose millions of dollars of useless costs on Kiwis who enjoy alcohol in moderation.Eric Cramptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15831696523324469713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-60813109015126008142009-06-18T09:25:00.211+12:002009-06-18T09:25:00.211+12:00I hope the Ministry of Health and the ACC will be ...I hope the Ministry of Health and the ACC will be asking for a refund.<br />I'm sure they got exactly what they wanted (asked for?) in the report's conclusions, but I'm sure they are embarassed that its "scientific" underpinnings are so easily and comprehensively demolished.<br />An unforgivable waste of taxpayers' money any way you look at it.Stevewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07669319931416483663noreply@blogger.com