Harper's attack on Liberal tax plan draws Price is Right comparisons online
Harper's attack on Liberal tax plan draws Price is Right comparisons online
In a rather unusual campaign stop at a fruit farm in Waterloo, Ont. Conservative Leader Stephen Harper used props and cash register sound effects to illustrate the impact of "Liberal tax hikes."
Harper introduced the audience to Nicole Ropp and her family to provide an example of how the hikes would impact families like them.
Ropp proceeded to drop dollar bills on a table, while the ka-ching of a cash register repeatedly played over speakers. The table was adorned with a large sign labelled "The Cost of Liberal Tax Hikes" and a faux pay stub with red, negative amounts.
This went on for about a minute and five seconds. Harper mainly stood in silence while Ropp dropped the money on table, though he adjusted the bills and made quips every so often.
Many thought the Tories were paying a nod to the beloved game show, The Price is Right...
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