KASPANZ EDITORIAL: David Seymour Leader of the Act Party, has become a well oiled machine. An ability to articulate a simple point of view and be very concise in his remarks.
How ever his media skills, camouflages retirement income views which all should be wary off.
21 Feb 2015 “Seymour is laying down a challenge to political leaders to do something about New Zealand’s unaffordable pension scheme.” People are living longer, and fairness demands that the [pension] age goes up with people’s life expectancy.”
Seymour also supports public referendums on issues like Superannuation, advocates the discredited means testing approach, and wants the age of entitlement to NZ Super raised.
In the last couple of years David has toned down his own comments on New Zealand Superannuation, and while the Act website remains silent on retirement income policy , that’s only a deliberate decision to camouflage Act policy . His suggestion for a referendum as a policy tool, is foolishness extreme. Seymour courts publicity, he is no fairness advocate, both he and his party are hardline conservatives.
David entered Parliament in 2014, and is well educated with a Policy background. Like John Key the cheesy smile, has voter potential all over it, but be wary.
Seymour favours mean testing, raising the age of eligibility for New Zealand Superannuation, has no time for the Cullen Fund and harbours a slash and burn budget approach. He also raves about inter-generational theft , revealing a gullibility on key topics, contrary to evidence based research. Politically attractive due to headline simplicity, a skill he has mastered
He has developed political cunning over recent years, and now rarely speaks on NZ Superannuation and means testing, but the wolf in sheep’s clothing lies in wait. He is the new version of Don Brash!