It was interesting to read about supermarkets from a Labour Party view. Many people in New Zealand and overseas find it difficult to understand how any Government could take so long to discover what has been known for many years now, the trickle cash down by supermarkets?

American Ralph Nader was on the case of overcharging in supermarkets many years ago in the USA.

Our consumer services in the past did little to prevent this after being approached. Labour's answer has been to pay beneficiaries to help combat increases over many years on the taxpayer, rather than do something about the problem a blind man could see but not the Government. We all have to eat, it's easy on $150,000-plus a year. The NZ taxpayer will shortly will have to buy 28,000-plus new houses for the needy? As well as working to pay the mortgage on their own property. NZ has nearly 28,000 charities for about five million people. How long can any country tolerate those who are work-ready, but only available for anything free that someone else has to pay for?

Ron Chamberlain, Otumoetai