'bout damn time we put dat dere westerner in office.
I say taxes aint good for society. Time to do that privitation thing with the coppers, post office, fire department, militree, and health care. The free market will give us the reguh'lations we need in society.
He makes us here albertans proud.
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Seriously though, I think he is on an inevitable course to Stornoway. He will not raise taxes despite the forecasts claiming it will be many years of red ink and accumulating debt. Most Canadians are not economists, but when they see huge deficits and increasing national debt, they get ansy and have tended to turn to the left federally. It may not be a good idea to increase taxes now, but in a year or so, when the economy has turned around (hopefully), taxes will need to be increased.
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Politically, of course, this aversion to tax from a prime minister who believes “no taxes are good taxes” has terrified the Liberals, who are afraid of being honest by telling Canadians that resumed economic growth alone will not restore Canada's balanced budget.
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Its all about optics, but I dont think it is such a bad idea to be honest about the prospect of having to raise taxes. To hell with the politics of politics.