Post #4224834
2026-07-30 01:34 UTC
i fucking hate how austerity policies of right-wing governments are causing so much carnage in public hospitals in New Zealand & elsewhere.
> Christchurch Hospital has emergency plans to **pitch a tent outside** as corridors fill up with patients in beds, according to one doctor.
& in some cases, beds are already being angled in corridors in order to fit more in. 🤦🏼♂️
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/health/837114/patient-beds-angled-in-ed-corridors-hospital-makes-plans-to-pitch-tents-in-winter-surge
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@DjityDjity@mastodon.social 2026-07-30 02:04
@adub@beige.party Yes, this is all because the corporations and super wealthy have persuaded both sides of politics that the role of government is to promote their capacity to make even more obscene profits and pay less taxes rather than serving the people who actually vote for them. I think it is time for governments to be banned from engaging with industry lobbyists. It is time to raise the corporate tax rate to well above the current top marginal rate for workers, and to introduce a Wealth Tax as well.