Deputy Prime Minister living life in a bottle

Now I'm pretty convinced about our Deputy Prime Minister, the Hon. Dr Michael Cullen, who also serves as finance minister, attourney General, minister for Tertiary education, is living his life inside a glass bottle. His most recent evidence of that is his denial that there is a brain drain.

I've often wondered about our brightest and best moving to other places in an effort to get ahead in life. Why wouldn't they? Earn over $40,000 and you automatically earn the right to be taxed at 39c in a dollar. Go to Oz, earn the same amount and be taxed maybe 29. GST in Australia is less than ours at about 10%. First home buyer grants and everything.

Hmmm...why wouldn't you go again?

I think Mr Cullen needs to realise that while not all of the smart Kiwi's will go, those who want to go will go, thus depleating out own Kiwi brains staying here to make our own economy.

But now, I think Dr Cullen should write his own script and leave...NOW, before more damage is done by his attitude.