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Originally Posted by teberle
What I think about this government is that it is terrible. The budget has literally nothing to offer anyone, other than the shareholders of corporations, many of whom don't even live here. The cuts to services are brutal and unnecessary, and the way they're dealing with the public sector workers is insulting beyond comprehension. And before anyone says "well we have to deal with the deficit, get our fiscal house in order, blah blah blah:" The deficit is 2.2 BILLION DOLLARS MORE than the last NPD one! And all this while actually increasing the taxes that regular people will pay, by separating the levels of taxation from inflation, and also by decreasing funding for municipalities, which will lead to major increases in property taxes. And yet many are saying they're doing a great job. Kenney is a scumbag shill for corporate interests, and it is plainly obvious. What will it take for people to see that? Maybe the massive sell-off of crown land that's coming will do it, but probably not.
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Strong words, you must have a better way.
Your plan for fiscal responsibility and a return to balanced budgets would be?????
By the way, is the deficit higher because of reckless spending or declining revenues from the oil industry and an economy in general that's been in the toilet since the NDP (not NPD) took office?