It is high time MPs and prospective MPs came to the realisation that we, the electorate, are not as backward as we were 1000 years ago. MPs need to stop answering questions with an outpouring of unrelated waffle.

On Saturday Phil Twyford was asked ‘Will you introduce a capital gains tax?' He was asked that question four times and would not answer ‘yes' or ‘no', so to us learned Kiwis that means yes.

Sunday on Q&A Grant Robertson was asked ‘Will you increase tax for the higher income earners?' Out came a confounding stream of bewildering consciousness that didn't answer the question, so that means yes.

Everybody that has the vote should be well aware that Labour's promises cannot be met without a hefty tax hike somewhere. The same applies to National: the way the country is currently being administered cannot continue without borrowing more billions of dollars.

The electorate has to decide whether it wants to be taxed heavily or go further into debt.

Winston's suggestion of devaluing the dollar is a joke. Exporters are doing better now than when the dollar was worth US50 cents. A lowered dollar will mean huge cost increases to an already cash-strapped, under-paid workforce.

Please God, send us some politicians with something of substance between their ears

A Bourne, Bethlehem.