This 40-year appraisal reminds us of what it is that that money should be being spent on, because, actually, when we look at the demographic challenges we face—the rising cost of superannuation, the rising cost of healthcare, the challenges that we will face with climate change—it becomes abundantly clear that the only way New Zealand will be able to face these challenges well while taking people with us will be if we have a growing, more productive, wealthier, more prosperous economy. That is why we have a solemn obligation to ensure we are investing in the things today that will allow us to be a wealthier country in the future. 