1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:03,559 Speaker 1: So from our it worked fine, even though many didn't 2 00:00:03,600 --> 00:00:06,880 Speaker 1: think it would. File Two things. Thing number one those 3 00:00:06,920 --> 00:00:09,760 Speaker 1: benefits sanctions, the hand ringers argued, were unfair and not nice. 4 00:00:09,760 --> 00:00:12,280 Speaker 1: Turns out, virtually no one's hit red, remember that green, 5 00:00:12,480 --> 00:00:15,560 Speaker 1: orange red. All the government ever asked in introducing them 6 00:00:15,880 --> 00:00:18,520 Speaker 1: was you do your bet. You are not sanctioned for 7 00:00:18,560 --> 00:00:21,240 Speaker 1: not having a job. You are sanctioned for not trying. 8 00:00:21,880 --> 00:00:24,320 Speaker 1: Virtually everyone is doing their bit. One percent are on red. 9 00:00:24,360 --> 00:00:26,080 Speaker 1: Now those are the ones you can't help. They don't 10 00:00:26,120 --> 00:00:27,920 Speaker 1: want help, they don't want to work, they don't want 11 00:00:27,920 --> 00:00:30,560 Speaker 1: to contribute. That's on them. Most interesting thing, by the way, 12 00:00:30,560 --> 00:00:33,040 Speaker 1: the Prime Minister said Monday as they announced their new 13 00:00:33,080 --> 00:00:35,520 Speaker 1: support program for those looking for work, is in many 14 00:00:35,560 --> 00:00:37,920 Speaker 1: cases we're down to the nitty gritty. The current rate 15 00:00:37,960 --> 00:00:41,199 Speaker 1: of unemployment a bit under five percent, isn't actually that 16 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:44,080 Speaker 1: high Historically, mostly if you lose your job, you go 17 00:00:44,120 --> 00:00:47,000 Speaker 1: get another one. So as moving town reasonable, I mean 18 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:48,559 Speaker 1: the answer is yes. I mean, if you're sixty two 19 00:00:48,600 --> 00:00:50,400 Speaker 1: spent your whole life in a small town, I guess 20 00:00:50,720 --> 00:00:53,960 Speaker 1: maybe not. But I noted with interest. When those mills 21 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:55,720 Speaker 1: in the Central North Island closed, a lot of people 22 00:00:55,760 --> 00:00:58,000 Speaker 1: instantly said they're off to Australia. I mean a lot 23 00:00:58,040 --> 00:01:00,520 Speaker 1: of people generally have been off to Australia lately, so 24 00:01:00,640 --> 00:01:04,160 Speaker 1: moving for lifestyle or work isn't clearly a major hurdle, 25 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:06,080 Speaker 1: So why would we think it would be one to 26 00:01:06,080 --> 00:01:08,720 Speaker 1: find a job locally. Simple truth is you either want 27 00:01:08,720 --> 00:01:10,880 Speaker 1: to work or you don't. You're either driven or you aren't. 28 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:13,319 Speaker 1: So some sanctions, the thread of a kick in the pants, 29 00:01:13,360 --> 00:01:14,800 Speaker 1: not really the end of the world that it was 30 00:01:14,840 --> 00:01:18,760 Speaker 1: made out to be. Is it second to Papa charging tourists? 31 00:01:18,880 --> 00:01:21,679 Speaker 1: This was bad news? Apparently we would put people off. 32 00:01:21,959 --> 00:01:25,920 Speaker 1: Apparently seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars in tickets in 33 00:01:25,920 --> 00:01:28,400 Speaker 1: two months are pretty much exactly the name of a 34 00:01:28,480 --> 00:01:30,720 Speaker 1: number of tickets they thought they would. They're now filling 35 00:01:30,720 --> 00:01:35,039 Speaker 1: a funding gap by letting people know, especially internationals, nothing's free. 36 00:01:35,120 --> 00:01:37,280 Speaker 1: So once again, not really the end of the world. 37 00:01:37,480 --> 00:01:40,000 Speaker 1: My guess is the new entry fee to come into 38 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:42,000 Speaker 1: the country, that'll be the same. Prices went up end 39 00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:43,880 Speaker 1: of the world. A price to end of the national 40 00:01:43,880 --> 00:01:46,360 Speaker 1: parks will be the same start charging end of the world. 41 00:01:46,600 --> 00:01:49,080 Speaker 1: The cost of a visa will be the same. Price 42 00:01:49,120 --> 00:01:51,640 Speaker 1: went up. Oh, they won't come. We need to break 43 00:01:51,720 --> 00:01:55,520 Speaker 1: the mentality that the government, I, EU and me pay 44 00:01:55,600 --> 00:01:58,520 Speaker 1: for everything. It isn't real, but it is a habit. 45 00:01:59,040 --> 00:02:01,320 Speaker 1: What is real is a few rules and a few 46 00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:04,600 Speaker 1: charges are only an impediment if you think they are. 47 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:08,280 Speaker 1: For more from The Mic Asking Breakfast, listen live to 48 00:02:08,360 --> 00:02:11,080 Speaker 1: News Talks at B from six a m. Weekdays, or 49 00:02:11,160 --> 00:02:13,000 Speaker 1: follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.