Ryan Bridge: Name me one Prime Minister who is in touch

So Luxon is out of touch apparently. 

Name me one politician, one Prime Minister, one President in the world who's in touch, doesn't matter which side of politics they're on. 

Albanese, Australia's Prime Minister and Labour leader, he's just bought a $4 million cliff top mansion north of Sydney. 

Keir Starmer, the UK's Labour Prime Minster, he's worth NZ$10 million, excluding all the donor freebies. 

Kamala Harris is worth NZ$13 million. Tory Whanau won Lotto, Rishi Sunak is a billionaire, Jacinda Ardern gets $300,000 per speaking gig. Chris Hipkins has multiple properties. So, they're all rich. 

The question is, does it really matter, and why the question in the first place? 

Would we rather they only got rich through public office, as Albanese seems to be admitting. He says I'm fortunate and much better off as Prime Minister. 

Personally, I'd rather they managed to build a business, run a company or do something productive first to earn their wealth rather than just walk into a job as Prime Minister and get rich that way, or win Lotto. 

If somebody had experience running a charity or something like that and wasn't paid very well, but was skilled and motivated and strategic, then I'd vote for them too. 

It's about experience. It shouldn't be about how wealthy you are or how poor you are, what matters is how well you can run an economy so that hard working people can get ahead. 

Just ask Donald Trump. He's about to be re-elected despite being born with a silver spoon in his mouth for exactly that record under his last watch. 

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
So Luxeon's out of touch. Apparently, name me one politician,
one prime minister, one president in the world who's in touch.
Doesn't matter which side of politics they're on. Albanesi Labor,
He's just bought a four million dollar cliff top mansion
north of Sydney. Keir Starmer Labor, He's worth ten million
New Zealand dollars excluding all the donor Freebi's Karmela Harris

(00:21):
worth thirteen million New Zealand dollars dollars. Tory Farno one
Lotto Richie soon acts a billionaire just into are doing
gets three hundred thousand dollars per speaking. Chris Sipkins has
multiple properties, so they are all rich. The question is
does it really matter and why the question in the
first place. Would we rather they only got rich through

(00:43):
public office, as Albanese seems to be admitting. He says,
I'm fortunate and much better off as Prime minister. Personally,
I'd rather they manage to build a business, run a company,
or do something productive first to earn their wealth, rather
than just walk into a job as minister and get
rich that way. Or when lotto, if somebody had experience

(01:06):
running a charity or something like that wasn't paid very well,
but was skilled and motivated and strategic, then I'd vote
for them too. It's about experience. It's not shouldn't be
about surely how wealthy you are or how poor you are.
What matters is how well you can run an economy
so that hard working people can get ahead. Just ask

(01:26):
Donald Trump. He's about to be re elected despite being
born with a silver spoon in his mouth for exactly
that record under his last watch. For more from Early
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