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Originally Posted by Ab
Does that strike anyone as retarded?
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Not really. NZers that are living overseas are demonstrating their lack of commitment to the country and they don't deserve the perks that come to those toughing it out here. Australia insulates NZ from the harsh realities of the world and so it's citizens should be thanked for their actions.
Shearer appears to be a plant for the Right; non-resident voters on-average vote further left than the resident population and so having a piss-off policy like this should help knock some sense into these people who are voting too far left.