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Originally Posted by rubecube
Was that a serious post?
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Yes.
"Progress" and "progressive" is a politically loaded term and the image was of a woman voting for an implied progressive political party. If the ad had said "supporting free market solutions to social problems" at the ballot box, it wouldn't have meant supporting the NDP - it would have meant it was a good thing to vote Conservative.
I understand that the United Way has always social policy advocacy as part of its charter but now that they have crossed the line to supporting certain political parties over others in a national ad campaign, I will not support them.
I believe that "progressive" policies do more to entrench poverty than they do to fight it because they decrease total wealth in society and economies. I will not support a charity that is acting to undermine something that I believe.