This interview with former ACT leader (and 1980s reformer) Richard Prebble has a few gems. Heres a story about the excesses of the state-run post office in the early 80s: In one huge warehouse in Lower Hutt the consultant found a packing case the size of a room. What is in here? he asked. I do not know, said the foreman. It was here when I started. Who is the oldest employee? asked the consultant. Old Joe was summoned who said that he had always wondered what was in the case. To the horror of the employees the consultant took a crowbar and attacked the case to reveal a brand new 1936 petrol driven Bedford truck. They put petrol in the engine. Turned the crank handle and the engine started. If the tires were not flat we could have driven it to the dealer and asked for a refund. Opponents of privatisation would do well to remember what happens when bureaucrats are left in charge of business.
Posted on: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 21:34:11 +0000
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