Comments on: Act wants more of your money! http://blog.greens.org.nz/2005/04/27/act-wants-more-of-your-money/ hopping along the corridors of power Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:10:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: icehawk http://blog.greens.org.nz/2005/04/27/act-wants-more-of-your-money/#comment-249 icehawk Wed, 27 Apr 2005 02:40:34 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2005/04/27/act-wants-more-of-your-money/#comment-249 From the article: "New Zealand spent less than 0.9 per cent of its gross domestic product on defence in 2002 and 2003 - by far the lowest percentage among leading western powers." Wow. We're a leading western power! Who'da thunk it? It's a very odd arms race where Rodney fears that Australian defence spending outstrips ours. Don't worry, mate, I don't think they're likely to invade us... Or is this based on the fundamental Act party ideology that you have buy more toys to keep up with the Howards next door? From the article:
“New Zealand spent less than 0.9 per cent of its gross domestic product on defence in 2002 and 2003 - by far the lowest percentage among leading western powers.”

Wow. We’re a leading western power! Who’da thunk it?

It’s a very odd arms race where Rodney fears that Australian defence spending outstrips ours. Don’t worry, mate, I don’t think they’re likely to invade us…

Or is this based on the fundamental Act party ideology that you have buy more toys to keep up with the Howards next door?

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