Liberals committed to never-ending deficits, debt

[Cannuck]

You're delusional, I haven't voted Socialist in 20 years. Did you get the hint earlier that you should quit trying to categorize people? You're a failure at it. Go back to recycling.

I give a shyte how you claim to have voted. If you disagree with the premise and instead believe that the interests of the collective always trump the interests of the individual you'd feel right at home in old Soviet Union.

 

[Curious Cdn]

You're delusional, I haven't voted Socialist in 20 years. Did you get the hint earlier that you should quit trying to categorize people? You're a failure at it. Go back to recycling.

Not since Baby WAC ,eh?

(BC politics are SO entertaining!)

 

[JLM]

I give a shyte how you claim to have voted. If you disagree with the premise and instead believe that the interests of the collective always trump the interests of the individual you'd feel right at home in old Soviet Union.

What better way to identify selfishness!

Not since Baby WAC ,eh?

(BC politics are SO entertaining!)

I could dig it up but I'd guess 1996 or 7. I was gung ho Dipper until I saw a year or two of Glen Clark.


'96 was the last time.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_British_Columbia_general_elections

 

[Cannuck]

What better way to identify selfishness! ....

Spoken like a true socialist. You and Flossy are two peas in a pod

 

[JLM]

Spoken like a true socialist. You and Flossy are two peas in a pod

Maybe have glass of hot milk and take a nap to ease your confusion. Maybe check the meaning of "you're not the only pebble on the beach"- that might clarify things for you.

 

[Cannuck]

There's no confusion.

 

[JLM]

There's no confusion.

Hee hee hee hee

 

[Cannuck]

Group vs Individual interest

 

[Angstrom]

Love it how poor people vote socialist for their own personal interests

 

[Cannuck]

Love it how poor people vote socialist for their own personal interests

They're entitled to their entitlements

 

[Angstrom]

Chances are both conservatives and liberals will run a deficit. I rather pay less taxes while doing so

 

[JLM]

Group vs Individual interest

Exactly my contention all along. The common good trumps the individual's interests. I had no problem understanding it.

 

[MHz]

Closet communist.

Is that your confession?

 

[Cannuck]

Exactly my contention all along. The common good trumps the individual's interests.

I know. That's why you're a socialist

 

[JLM]

They're entitled to their entitlements

We used to vote Dipper as we figured they favoured one segment of society collectively......................the working poor, and later on the not so poor and still later on a lot of the well to do!

I know. That's why you're a socialist

Maybe you better reread this................Group vs Individual interest

Love it how poor people vote socialist for their own personal interests

Maybe when you are dirt poor you are entitled to some personal interests. It can get a little discouraging living in a tent next to your neighbours in their $million homes. (I'm using the term "neighbours" quite loosely)

 

[Cannuck]

We used to vote Dipper....

Gee, there's a surprise.

 

[MHz]

The current system favors only the rich and the trend is to make them richer and the poor are there to fill uo some empty hospital beds and just about all of the prison cells. I fail to see how making them richer solves anything.

 

[JLM]

The current system favors only the rich and the trend is to make them richer and the poor are there to fill uo some empty hospital beds and just about all of the prison cells. I fail to see how making them richer solves anything.

One thing for sure the gap between rich and poor is accelerating exponentially. When I first joined the work force the C.E.O. earned (on average) 7 times as much as the guy pushing the broom. I have no idea what it is now, but a wild guess would be 50 - 100 times.

 

[Angstrom]

The current system favors only the rich and the trend is to make them richer and the poor are there to fill uo some empty hospital beds and just about all of the prison cells. I fail to see how making them richer solves anything.

And given the chance you would be the same in their position.

 

[JLM]

And given the chance you would be the same in their position.

Human Nature- show me someone who once they've attained wealth are ready to give it away. (except for maybe Cannuck) hee hee.

My take on the public is entirely accurate. People will invariably vote for what they believe to be their near-term self-interest. A guy who promises you lots of free stuff is clearly the better choice - when you're not paying for anything. Trudeau was going nowhere in the election until he started offering huge goodies which would require deficits. Suddenly he shot up in popularity.

You've just encapsulated perfectly what I was trying to tell Cannuck earlier, but of course, like usual, it was like pouring water on a Duck's back!