Canada's Federal Election 2015: The Official Thread
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Oh, okay, I suppose I should have prefaced it with - compared to the rest of the world, absolutely. Could it be better? Yes. Can Trudeau make it better - no, nor could Mulcair. Harper was our better bet.
Government can only do 3 things: Tax, Regulate and Intervene - they CANNOT "create" jobs like so many of the politicos state (unless it means increasing the size of government) and all 3 parties are guilty of making that statement.
Who creates the jobs? It's investors, risk takers (mostly small time) and businesses that can create jobs. The government can only create the environment that encourages these individual(s) to do what they do best - invest and grow/expand.
What Trudeau wants to do is tax, regulate and intervene so that it makes it difficult to do business which, in turn, results in higher taxes and costs to the consumer - it's a vicious circle. Regulations can be good but too many are bad which, again, results in higher consumer products and taxes. And of course, over spending results in higher taxes when the debt increases. All in all, all of these things end up costing jobs and does nothing for creating them - unless, of course, you increase the size of government and on it goes.
I almost laughed myself silly when Trudeau stated that he was going to increase taxes on the uber rich (or the 1%) of which he is one. I guess he really thought (and maybe he was right) that everyone would believe that this will really solve whatever problem he figures we have...the rich (not unlike himself) can afford to hire the best Accountants and do what they can do to reduce the amount of taxes paid. Its the middle class that can't afford to do the same. It boggles the mind, quite frankly.
But I guess being a "super star" is more important than having any substantive ideas. It's going to be interesting, that's for sure!
JMHO
Well it worked sooo well for you guys.
Alabama has zero geo-political value and not much for resources, unless you're a fan of jambalaya and gumbo.
Dixie, I don't understand how you can have 'Libertarian' in your avatar yet appear to support C-51. The 2 just do not go together.
How is it that C-51 has affected your life? It hasn't mine and likely won't. So maybe I'm only 99% Libertarian - ya think?
Dixie
Norman Spector @nspector4 Is this why @Kathleen_Wynne government has been paying Ontario teachers unions bargaining costs?
have a sunny day!
The young generations 'old stock Canadians'' are the ones for whom the pioneers worked to make a future. Therefore the services are for them.
What's wrong with newcomers paying for their services for a specified time BEFORE they get to use it for free? Allowing them to come in and use our services for free is like putting them on welfare. They are benefitting at the expense of the 'old stock Canadians'.
Especially offensive is the paying of old age security to the parents and grandparents brought in by immigrants who will never contribute but will take more than the younger immigrants even, due to their age.
Ah. I see. Sorry, I was under the mistaken impression they were for the body politic.
Works for me. Need an ambulance? Have your credit card out. Get robbed? Better write out the check for the police in advance. Want your kids educated? Pay up, cash on the barrelhead. House catch on fire? VISA, Mastercard, or let it burn.
For such things whose use is hard to quantify, like roads, water systems, sewage, &c., you could set separate tax rates, say double for non-citizens.
I agree there. Let 'em starve by the side of the road.
But when you set these policies, I do have one suggestion. Maybe you could let people know in advance that this is the deal? I mean, it's only fair.
I think you are fighting an uphill battle, Dixie. For a short while, I'm just going to accept that majority rules, remain hopeful and most important be ready for the day when "cracks" start to develop. People, for the time being like Justin and to be quite honest he is quite likeable, although very naïve, perhaps!
You have it nailed bang on!
The frenzy for 'change' quite frankly scares the hell out of me! Look around the world, you'll find that Canada is a darned good place to be. Most people really like it the way it is.
There's never going to be a state of perfection. Human nature makes that impossible. But I really can't see how anything could be better than we Canadians have it right now compared with the rest of the world.
I fear that will soon change!
And your reasons for that fear are real.
We don't know that for sure yet, Walter, I'm pretty well 99% sure some of his promises won't "fly", but we are going to have to wait and see how it plays out. I'm always optimistic while at the same time always expecting the unexpected.....................comes from being too long on the planet.
Absolutely, I'm sure Justin has that near the top of his list.;-)
Geez, Cliffy......................your hatred of Mr Harper knows no bounds, does it. The man is gone all ready.
No Cliffy is fair and balanced. I am sure we will see memes of Justine any day now.
Just mark on your calendar to interview Cliffy in one year to get his opinion about Mr. Harper. It will be "new and improved, I'm sure!
Nothing to do with hate, my dear and everything to do with whatever hits my funny bone at the time. Anyway, it has more to do with the sheeple that are still butt hurt that he is gone than Harper himself.
