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John told me to give the tyres a good kicking
Shows ACC Minister Nick Smith wearing huge boots that have the words 'creative accounting' on them; he kicks a small car representing ACC to bits and says 'John told me to give the tyres a good kicking'. Refers to the intention of the government to reform ACC and turn it into a profit-making enterprise. 23 October 2009
Author: Christopher Slane
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File state: Final
Cartoon size: 4.0 Mpixels (11.3 MB uncompressed) - 2362x1674 pixels (7.9x5.6 in / 20x14.2 cm at 300 ppi)
Cartoon keywords: Accident insurance, Accident Rehabilitation & Compensation, Cartoon, Insurance ACC, Nicolas Rex, NZpol, political, Smith
Published in: Political Cartoons 2009
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