ANd replace them with?????Oh yea the clowns we kicked out last time because they have an even worse leader now than they had before.
Without a Safety Net: What kind of country do Canadians want?
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ANd replace them with?????Oh yea the clowns we kicked out last time because they have an even worse leader now than they had before.
Yep, as bad as they are, changing horses now would be like jumping from the frying pan into the fire! We sure don't need Junior at the helm.
You've never had a mortgage or loan payment? People like myself would never have received post-secondary education without financing, ie debt. The idea that all debt is bad is foolish, and a non-starter. Even large corporations borrow from banks or other lenders, or issue bonds. Most entrepreneurs didn't start out rich either.
It is more and more likely Harper won't be PM by the time the election rolls around.
This government is a government not bent on restructuring the present programs
that are in trouble they are abandoning them slowly. The reason the programs
are in trouble is not so much there are too many seniors or they are too costly.
The real problem is that the two leading parties over time have raided the funds
we paid in, in trust they would be used for the intended purpose.
EI is a prime example, pension funds are another.
Provincially the ICBC fund is raided for hundreds of millions then we're told we are
bad drivers. The fact is governments are bad money managers. We paid for the
services and now the government through mismanagement is welching on the deal.
A downturn is coming and closing in on us. We are dependent on low interest rates
to keep the system going. Some say in the Great Depression about 25 to 30 percent
of the people were affected. If we have another more than 80% will feel it and it
would last a generation. Think of the upheaval that would cause.
This government is a government not bent on restructuring the present programs
that are in trouble they are abandoning them slowly. The reason the programs
are in trouble is not so much there are too many seniors or they are too costly.
The real problem is that the two leading parties over time have raided the funds
we paid in, in trust they would be used for the intended purpose.
EI is a prime example, pension funds are another.
Provincially the ICBC fund is raided for hundreds of millions then we're told we are
bad drivers. The fact is governments are bad money managers. We paid for the
services and now the government through mismanagement is welching on the deal.
A downturn is coming and closing in on us. We are dependent on low interest rates
to keep the system going. Some say in the Great Depression about 25 to 30 percent
of the people were affected. If we have another more than 80% will feel it and it
would last a generation. Think of the upheaval that would cause.
One of the worst examples was as soon as C.P.P. got started about 1966 the Gov't of the day was robbing it to make payments to injured workers, a role that W.C.B. should have been looking after. As far as B.C. goes we can't deny we have our share of bad drivers, and one of the mistakes they are making is to charge them high premiums when the bastards shouldn't be on the road period. People who are almost certainly going to kill or severely injure someone should not be on the road at any price. Cancel their drivers license indefinitely.
I'm all for switching out Harper, but it HAS to be for someone who is better than he is. We don't want anyone who is merely going to raise taxes! I do think we should be vigilant about hold his toes to the fire until he gets rid of the senate.
No different things. There is a difference between borrowing for an asset such as a house, car, education than borrowing for a vacation or in the government case borrowing for infrastructure vs borrowing for more social programs.
Who's to say/ They borrowed money to balance the books. That is deficit spending. If it was for a specific infrastructure project it should be noted as such. ANd really borrowing for infrastructure is debt, not deficit.
Canadians east of Thunder Bay want to be like France. Canadians west of Thunder Bay want to be like Canada.
Pissing in the wind or being satisfied that your future is going up (out) in smoke.
You tell me which seems more practical
True. Technically I grew up in a home barely above the Canadian version of the poverty line but it was still a pretty comfortable upbringing. I always had food, shelter, security. I wouldnt want to live my whole life in that situation but it wasnt all that bad particularly compared to how some others have it.
Canada's origins are all east of Thunder Bay. The west came a fair bit later.
Most political leaders are.
Im not a supporter of his but I see no problem with giving others a shot. Yeah its a risk, but thats the case no matter who you put in - or even keeping whats there now. There is never any certainty on anything in politics.
Harper isnt going to get rid of the Senate. Neither will any of the leaders currently in the house of commons. No one wants to touch the constitution. Like it or not thats what will have to happen for meaningful reform or abolition. They are all too scared to go near it. Hopefully someone will eventually though.
I don't care that much about taxes. When they go up, they go up a couple of hundred bucks, and when they go down, they go down a couple of hundred bucks. Whatevs. There's more to life than money. As a matter of fact, I find this obsession with the ups and downs of the economy rather dreary. The entire market is a game, all those six-figure analysts and eight-figure hedge fund managers are basically gambling. They act like they can predict the market, but they can't. Virtually no one saw 1929 coming. Almost 80 years of progress adn science later and no one saw the 2008 bubble-burst coming either.
My biggest concern at the moment is that the government does not seem to want anyone to know what they are up to, yet they seem more and more interested in exactly what I am up to. However, I don't imagine that will change much regardless of who sits on the throne.
Virtually no one saw 1929 coming. Almost 80 years of progress adn science later and no one saw the 2008 bubble-burst coming either.
Are you for real?
Are you for real?
I kinda thought that too. Both crashes were engineered demolitions. Those in the in crowd were fully aware and made a killing off the poor schmucks who went down the tubes and jumped out of windows.