Salient: Victoria University Students' Paper. Vol. 30, No. 1. 1967.
Know little about us
Know little about us
"We found they know very little about New Zealand and Australia except their geographical position, that there is a great difference between rich and poor and that the United States imperialists are exploiting these countries.
"They listened intently as we tried to explain that the rich are taxed more than the poor, and that the tax goes to pay for free dental, medical, educational and old age benefits. This concept was discussed for over an hour and a half and appeared to be too complicated for them to understand.
"They claim that there are still people who own the factories and these people must always be more wealthy and control the workers and they find it extremely difficult to believe that there are no peasants.