Budget 2011: Blind government fails to see billion dollar solution

The government’s budget will do nothing to alleviate the economic crisis and associated poverty, according to the Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party (ALCP).

Deputy leader Michael Britnell said billions would be added to economy each year by adopting ALCP policy.

With this budget we see the mistakes of the past repeated.

“Selling off strategic assets to try and reduce debt has failed in the past and will not stop-the-rot in the future,” Mr Britnell said.

Both National and Labour have tried everything they can think of – yet not one has come up with a clear plan to stop runaway debt which is out of control.

The ALCP continue to promote a multi-billion dollar budget plan for Aotearoa.

1. Stop criminalizing kiwis for cannabis – Will save half billion dollars per annum.

2. Development of Cannabis Industry:

(a) Medicinal Cannabis – Horticulturalist Mike Nicholls – Massy University – reports 19th April to TV1 that the medicinal cannabis industry is worth Billions to N.Z.

(b) R.18 Recreational Cannabis Industry worth 1 billion per annum (400,000 cannabis consumers spend average $40.00 per week)

(c) Sustainable fast growing Hemp Industry which gives us all the basics of life: Clean burning Fuel, Fibre (cloths and building) and highest quality Food. These are all industries in their own right worth billions per annum.

Cannabis prohibition is a failure and a huge expense for the taxpayer yet the government refuses to cut spending in this area.

The only thing the “fools” can think of after selling the ‘family silver’ is to cut down their contribution to Kiwi Saver.

“Wow like that really inspires confidence in the government’s ability to keep to its policy promises,” Mr Britnell said.

“Why should we believe their crystal-ball predictions for the future – that debt will be reduced by their plans - when they are continuously changing their policy?”

The time has come for the truth to inspire the confidence of the people.

The ALCP are the only party able to bring more money to the table rather than redistributing existing revenue.

“The development of the cannabis industry would be a life line to assist our ailing economy,” Mr Britnell said.

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