Rotorua candidates speak to Grey Power voters at the Bainbridge Centre this week. Photo/Supplied
Well done candidates at the Grey Power candidates' meeting. You all treated each other with respect. For everyone eligible to vote, please make sure you do, and if you think it's not worth the effort, ponder this.
We superannuitants will not live with the decisions politicians make on your behalf
for nearly as long as you will.
We blindly clogged up our roads with a massive uptake of private motor cars as our preferred transport choice.
We built huge coal burning power stations that raised carbon dioxide levels sufficient to adversely and severely affect our climate.
We accepted the mantra that the market will rule, whilst failing to consider the costs of automating jobs out of existence, and importing goods made by others working for a pittance.
