David Seymour

[Lilith7]

The Act Party wants to give everyone in the country $187 a year to counter the rising cost of living.

Somehow I think it would take a damn sight more than that to counter the cost of living.
What do you guys think of Davids fantastic offer?

It inspired me to look up the meaning of fantastic.


Dictionary

Definitions from┬áOxford Languages┬á┬À┬áL
fantastic

imaginative or fanciful; remote from reality.

"fantastic hybrid creatures"


I think he's very conscious of having slipped in the polls & wants to do better.

And I think he's 'remote from the reality' of daily life for most people; & hasn't a clue what a pitiful sum $187 per year would be in addressing that.


The older I get, the more I think any damn fool wanting to become a politician should be obliged to meet certain conditions. Firstly, having at least 5 years working out in the world after leaving study & prior to entering politics, at least 2 years of that at a low paid position. And then by way of a 'refresher', once they're a politician, several months each year surviving on the lowest wage/benefit, just as a reminder of reality for many voters .With no other income.