I suppose the broader theme that we hear from this Government, and no doubt we'll hear some more of it in the Budget in the weeks to come, is an attitude which says that the role of Government is just to spend more money and pass laws that force private sector employers to spend more money, and that is the purpose of it all, and isn't it wonderful! But what we don't hear anything about is: how do we grow the broader economy and how do we provide a more productive economy so that we as New Zealanders can generate higher incomes and sustain the living standards that we want to sustain over the long period? I don't hear too much about that at all from any of the legislation coming through. 