How many political leaders in New Zealand inspire you to actually rush out to vote? If you can invest in a dozen or more houses Prime Minister Bill English is your man. If you are a young couple who just want one to live in, sorry your income will never be enough. Our Bill has the answer to that situation, we will get the taxpayer to fund lots of state houses and that will solve the problem?

Or perhaps we could start a housing charity to join the 28,000 charities already in New-Zealand. One really has to ask how can any small country can have 28,000 genuine charities? Bill again has the answer - the more charities we have, the less money the Government has to spend. This is a common philosophy of extreme right-wing governments. The public pays twice - once with tax, and again with the charity system. A leader with the Salvation Army says we should speak up. But the many leaders out there are on the gravy train - will they? We all know the answer.

R Chamberlain, Otumoetai.