Having spelled out our own views an hours or so ago it was good to read Paula Oliver in the NZ Herald on the tax cut issue
A sense of deja vu surrounds Finance Minister Michael Cullen's argument that public services will suffer to fund the tax cuts National will promise in this year's election.
It's the same argument Dr Cullen made against the tax cuts that National trumpeted in the 2005 election battle.
Remember the lines? National's plan was "just crazy" and people should think about how many teachers and nurses would have to be chopped to finance those cuts.
But this time, there is a glaringly obvious difference and it's one that could make it harder for Dr Cullen to convince the public.
The difference is that this time he, too, is going to deliver tax cuts.
