1
00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:01,640
Speaker 1: We are at the end of the week. In the

2
00:00:01,639 --> 00:00:04,520
Speaker 1: word of the week obviously was privatization, and it became

3
00:00:04,519 --> 00:00:07,080
Speaker 1: a debate because David Seymour said we should do it now,

4
00:00:07,440 --> 00:00:09,320
Speaker 1: and that was in his State of the Nation's speech

5
00:00:09,320 --> 00:00:12,040
Speaker 1: on Monday, So obviously the media asked the Prime Minister

6
00:00:12,160 --> 00:00:15,680
Speaker 1: what he thinks of the junior coalition partner's thoughts, and

7
00:00:15,720 --> 00:00:20,600
Speaker 1: when asked, Christopher Luxen vacillated, he gave the cautious political

8
00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:24,040
Speaker 1: answer he was trying not to upset to anyone. He

9
00:00:24,079 --> 00:00:26,120
Speaker 1: would see it, something like, oh, it's something we might

10
00:00:26,120 --> 00:00:28,400
Speaker 1: look at, but not without a mandate, so we might

11
00:00:28,440 --> 00:00:30,920
Speaker 1: campaign on it in two years time, so it won't

12
00:00:30,920 --> 00:00:33,400
Speaker 1: happen for two years or maybe even more. So don't

13
00:00:33,440 --> 00:00:37,080
Speaker 1: worry about it right now. Don't worry, we're all and

14
00:00:37,240 --> 00:00:39,840
Speaker 1: his answers were so convoluted that obviously the media asked

15
00:00:39,840 --> 00:00:42,280
Speaker 1: even more questions, and then of course people said, bloody

16
00:00:42,360 --> 00:00:45,040
Speaker 1: media trying to stir up trouble with their leftist bias.

17
00:00:45,080 --> 00:00:47,960
Speaker 1: But it was the Prime minister's fault for fath and

18
00:00:48,040 --> 00:00:51,400
Speaker 1: about trying not to upsett anyone, and more specifically the

19
00:00:51,479 --> 00:00:53,920
Speaker 1: center left and all the nationalists who hate the idea

20
00:00:53,960 --> 00:00:57,840
Speaker 1: of privatization, So in all his fath thing, I don't

21
00:00:57,840 --> 00:01:00,560
Speaker 1: think it worked. Why couldn't he just say good idea,

22
00:01:00,880 --> 00:01:05,200
Speaker 1: we agree next time, next and walk on because we

23
00:01:05,280 --> 00:01:07,840
Speaker 1: all know he agrees with the idea. We all know

24
00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:10,640
Speaker 1: the National Party agrees with the idea, Act agrees with

25
00:01:10,720 --> 00:01:13,560
Speaker 1: the idea, and we all know his supporters agree with

26
00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:17,440
Speaker 1: the idea. But he didn't. Some think that's good politics.

27
00:01:18,120 --> 00:01:21,399
Speaker 1: I don't. I vote for ideas, not people who say maybe,

28
00:01:22,520 --> 00:01:24,679
Speaker 1: because I have to say, Christopher Luxon is just like

29
00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:28,120
Speaker 1: every other politician. Their values blow in whichever win they

30
00:01:28,120 --> 00:01:32,200
Speaker 1: think the electorate is blowing. Politicians who don't just say yes,

31
00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:36,800
Speaker 1: They don't just say no, They say maybe, which frankly

32
00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:39,720
Speaker 1: is worse than both of the others. They all do it.

33
00:01:40,280 --> 00:01:42,039
Speaker 1: I mean, if you doubt me, why don't you go

34
00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:45,880
Speaker 1: along and talk to Chris Hipkins about capital gains tax

35
00:01:46,600 --> 00:01:50,600
Speaker 1: and watch the tap dance that happens after that. For

36
00:01:50,680 --> 00:01:53,680
Speaker 1: more from Earlily Edition with Ryan Bridge, listen live to

37
00:01:53,800 --> 00:01:56,960
Speaker 1: News Talks it Be from five am weekdays, or follow

38
00:01:57,040 --> 00:01:58,600
Speaker 1: the podcast on iHeartRadio.