Forum Archive Index - June 2000

["vincent.wang" <vincent.wang@xtra.co.nz>]

A recent news indicate that a few hundred doctors are fleeing the country and the Government is considering to spend(another spending) some money to train up those doctors who migrated to this country but could not find a doctor's job.

 

The news did not mention what is the reason why those  doctors leaving this country, but I guess this is something to do with the new 39% income tax for tax payers with annual income of more than $60,000.

 

I believe these doctors are good doctors because they can easily find a new job overseas.  I have no doubt that some  migrated doctors are also good doctors, the reason why they could not find a doctor's job is because local doctors' boycott. I can image once these doctors get trained up and find a  job, the next thing they would do is leaving this country, because they did not want to pay 39% income tax either.

 

What our government and taxpayer like you and me earned?

Nothing!  The government did not increase its income tax revenue, but increase its spending.  What the society of N.Z. got?  Some second class doctors!

 

If the Labour government did not change its economic policy dramatically, I expect to see more good people, and more good money(capital) would flee this country!

 

RGDS,

 

Vincent Wang