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After opposing climate action for decades, Federated Farmers wants the govt to foot the bill for storm-damaged roads to their farms (www.rnz.co.nz)

submitted 3 weeks ago by rimu@piefed.social to c/politics@lemmy.nz

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[–] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz 2 points 3 weeks ago

It's also just how the world works. Governments collect revenue in various forms, and provide services to us. The farmers pay plenty of tax in various forms, and they rightly expect both local and national government to hold up their end of the bargain.