tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post8179885885026113975..comments2024-03-29T10:51:27.752+13:00Comments on Not PC: NZ's most highly-paid beneficiariesPeter Cresswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10699845031503699181noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-10543400419751422182008-08-25T23:37:00.000+12:002008-08-25T23:37:00.000+12:00$80 million on sending our boys n girls to a commu...$80 million on sending our boys n girls to a communist propaganda party. Better than hip-hop tours, but not as good as a hip-op for me pop.<BR/><BR/>I wonder if I can convince the taxpayer to pay for MY next OE...Clunking Fisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18020166717482531977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-24519548937744934802008-08-25T23:35:00.000+12:002008-08-25T23:35:00.000+12:00This comment has been removed by the author.Clunking Fisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18020166717482531977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-2686687041201460492008-08-25T23:28:00.000+12:002008-08-25T23:28:00.000+12:00Terrible. Stealing in order to support the interes...Terrible. Stealing in order to support the interesting lifestyle choices of others.<BR/><BR/>Shouldn't we also be funding morbidly obese couch-potatoes, in a quest to have the guiness book certified fattest man alive? (insert dole bludger joke here)<BR/><BR/>It seems the gvt makes its own very subjective value judgements when deciding who to fund and who not to. Personally, a lame medal for being able to throw a rock the farthest, doesn't mean much to me, yet I am still made to pay. <BR/><BR/>Shocking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-368062844747862512008-08-25T22:16:00.000+12:002008-08-25T22:16:00.000+12:00LGM, Sean was part of the discussion group (which...LGM, Sean was part of the discussion group (which you were also part of) on the lecture series by physicist David Harriman with his tapes on <I>Philosophical Corruptions of Physics</I>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-2221238432394167102008-08-25T19:59:00.000+12:002008-08-25T19:59:00.000+12:00SeanExcellent!Good to know you.LGMSean<BR/><BR/>Excellent!<BR/><BR/>Good to know you.<BR/><BR/>LGMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-3895801665720485602008-08-25T17:37:00.000+12:002008-08-25T17:37:00.000+12:00It's very Soviet to have such a large role for the...It's very Soviet to have such a large role for the state in sport. I'd hope that there were clauses in contracts saying that if you get an endorsement deal you have to repay your SPARC funding first!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-67967971627310676712008-08-25T17:35:00.000+12:002008-08-25T17:35:00.000+12:00LGM,You actually know me. As such, it should be kn...LGM,<BR/><BR/>You actually know me. As such, it should be known to you that I view such forcible transfers from the productive to the unproductive as exploitation.<BR/><BR/>Sean.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-76315718807427548802008-08-25T17:32:00.000+12:002008-08-25T17:32:00.000+12:00We paid 80 million! so... does this mean we get to...We paid 80 million! so... does this mean we get to share in the profits made from advertising revenue that our state TV earned?<BR/><BR/>Cool! Who to I send my bank account number to?Dintherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09444894238003853527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-7815931972411915312008-08-25T16:53:00.000+12:002008-08-25T16:53:00.000+12:00SeanSo you'd accept that what the athletes are doi...Sean<BR/><BR/>So you'd accept that what the athletes are doing is wrong?<BR/><BR/>LGMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-36253312100506710072008-08-25T15:53:00.000+12:002008-08-25T15:53:00.000+12:00If these people are to be funded, it should be thr...If these people are to be funded, it should be through the Lotteries grants board. Supporting sports is a major part of their charter.<BR/><BR/>And buying lottery tickets is an entirely voluntary act!Oswald Bastablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-46246308529108771932008-08-25T13:51:00.000+12:002008-08-25T13:51:00.000+12:00Chris Lewis is quite right: these athletes should ...Chris Lewis is quite right: these athletes should be privately sponsored. It is simply outrageous that we are forced to subsidise them. Quangos such as SPARC would, of course, be gone by lunchtime under a Libz government. <BR/><BR/>I would like to state for the record that I would be willing to sponsor the women's beach volleyball team. As long as I can rub sun block onto the entire team before each game (remembering that UV rays can penetrate skimpy clothing).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-17361749078039264652008-08-25T13:36:00.000+12:002008-08-25T13:36:00.000+12:00I think, it would be better if they pay Ms Villi a...I think, it would be better if they pay Ms Villi and Ms Faumuina for a Jenny Craig program instead.<BR/><BR/>I have been on Jenny's diet program and I getting slimmer every week. I used to have a similar size as Ms Faumuina before I started the Jenny Craig program. Now, I am concentrating on getting back to playing netball again (a sport I used to dominate in before my first child was born 6 years ago).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-11413228119041502052008-08-25T13:00:00.000+12:002008-08-25T13:00:00.000+12:00I would be more than happy to 'sponsor' some young...I would be more than happy to 'sponsor' some young chap in athletics, or swimming or whatever ready for the next Olympics in London...all they need to do is put my company logo on their shirt (or swimming trunks).<BR/><BR/>I think it would be great fun!<BR/><BR/>I am sure more businessmen would be willing to do so, too, so there is no need to steal money in order to pay for "Sharleen and Trevor" types who will come 9th in the semi-finals...much better to get private sponsorship and win Gold.Elijah Lineberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12626477239489811223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-5269911909553274072008-08-25T12:18:00.000+12:002008-08-25T12:18:00.000+12:00Tight as, Aus paid 50 million for each of their go...Tight as, Aus paid 50 million for each of their golds. For $50 million our SPARC would have got a really good webpage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-4167788604193942242008-08-25T12:09:00.000+12:002008-08-25T12:09:00.000+12:00Apparently our top ten athletes each received $40,...Apparently our top ten athletes each received $40,000 from SPARC (Sport and Recreation NZ) before they left for Beijing.<BR/><BR/>To make matters worse SPARC has around 90 staff with 38 of those having an annual salary in excess of $100.000 and ten SPARC administrators receiving $40,000 a year each.<BR/><BR/>Peter Miskimmin the CEO of SPARC is paid around $350,000....almost the same as Helen Clark's $375,000 !!<BR/><BR/>Fred Stevens<BR/>lake TaraweraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-67449943857579521632008-08-25T11:02:00.000+12:002008-08-25T11:02:00.000+12:00It's just Labour buying a "feelgood" factor before...It's just Labour buying a "feelgood" factor before the next election.<BR/><BR/>These athletes are all complicit in Labour's corruption of NZ.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-84725730585752581262008-08-25T10:31:00.000+12:002008-08-25T10:31:00.000+12:00Of course, $80 million is not spent on the athlete...Of course, $80 million is not spent on the athletes. As with so many state programs, funding of elite sport is largely an excuse for the government to steal from taxpayers and reward it's mates.<BR/><BR/>Dave ChristianAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-15599133885681312462008-08-25T10:10:00.000+12:002008-08-25T10:10:00.000+12:00LGM,You are confused. I object to calling athelete...LGM,<BR/><BR/>You are confused. I object to calling atheletes the MOST well paid beneficiares, not to calling them beneficiaries. Which is entirely clear in my original post. Entirely absent from my post is any suggestion that I support govt athletic funding. You Sir, have jumped to that wild conclusion!<BR/><BR/>Sean.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-11602025402366860562008-08-25T09:37:00.000+12:002008-08-25T09:37:00.000+12:00Sean...and that banal excuse makes theft OK in you...Sean<BR/><BR/>...and that banal excuse makes theft OK in your opinion?<BR/><BR/>LGMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-42209947482636912182008-08-25T09:16:00.000+12:002008-08-25T09:16:00.000+12:00PC, I must object. While I concede that elite athe...PC, I must object. While I concede that elite atheletes are very well paid beneficiaries, their ability to extract tax dollars pales in comparison to the Fletchers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com