Bennett David: Appropriation (2008/09 Estimates) Bill — Third Reading Imprest Supply Debate 
Bennett David: Appropriation (2008/09 Estimates) Bill — Third Reading Imprest Supply Debate 
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DAVID BENNETT (National—Hamilton East) 
: 
 It is a great pleasure to take a call in this debate. It was a special day yesterday because two people shared their birthdays: the great leader of the National Party John Key shared his birthday with Barack Obama. Both of those people represent the new leadership of this world. They represent the great leadership that will come to this region. They will bring change to a region. They represent the new vision for the world. Barack and John—they are the new leadership team that members will see which will drive the growth of this world. 
What do they have in common? They are both taking over economies that are in trouble. The New Zealand economy is in deep trouble. It has had 9 years of a Government that does not know how to make money does not know how to support its people and does not know how to give opportunity to New Zealanders to grow and progress. The Labour-led Government has suffocated the New Zealand people for far too long it has suffocated the New Zealand economy for far too long and change is coming. Change will come before the end of the year because John Key will lead a progressive Government that will deliver change a Government that will believe in New Zealanders a Government that will give New Zealanders the hope and aspiration to achieve their goals and a Government that will provide the resources for New Zealanders to go out there and be successful players in the world. 
That leadership has been shown over the weekend. John announced some great policies in regard to infrastructure and development of the New Zealand economy—growth that will come through the kick-start given by Government investment in infrastructure. For far too long we have seen a Government that wishes just to spend money on creating and buying votes at election time. We need to see a Government that will actually invest in assets that will build this country stronger—the assets of education for our people and the assets of infrastructure so that our economy can grow. Those are the kinds of investment attitudes that John Key brings to this country brings to this Parliament and brings to the people of New Zealand. They are yearning for that kind of leadership. They do not want to see a Prime Minister who dips her head at question time when she is told about all the State assets she sold when she was in Government. 
Jacqui Dean 
: 17! 
DAVID BENNETT 
: She sold 17 assets. They want to see a Prime Minister who stands up there with a vision for the future a vision that will provide a great difference to this world. He will be known as one of the great leaders of our generation. As a leader he will provide inspiration and that inspiration will come through investment. Whenever the world has been in tough economic times it has not got out of those tough economic times by sitting back and looking at what has happened in history. If we look at the history of the world—in the 1930s what got the major economies out of the Depression? It was investment in infrastructure building dams in America and doing those major infrastructural projects that provided jobs and security for the people of that country. 
This country will face high unemployment because of the policies of this Government. There will be at least 6 percent unemployment by the end of next year according to the Reserve Bank projections. That is simply not good enough in an economy based around an Asian growth hub that delivers some of the best growth prospects in the world. The National Party wants to set up this economy and set up our people so that we take advantage of that potential. We are positioned in the right place in the world. We need the right leadership so that our people can take advantage of those opportunities and John Key will provide that leadership. He will provide that leadership economically socially and morally. Voters will not see the gutter tactics of the Labour Party in the National Party—they will not—because we will fight on policies and we will fight for what people want. The people out there have had enough of a Government that does not care about them. They want change they want aspiration they want inspiration and they want leadership; and they will get that at the end of the year just as we have seen throughout the career of John Key.