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Originally Posted by Cowboy89
But on the other hand a 'non-chicken in every pot' budget would be music to voters like my ears. Seems to me most budgets since the late 90s were all about chicken in every pot type policies regradless of which party introduced them. If we're serious about eliminating the deficit and eventually eliminating the additional debt incurred since the financial crisis then I expect to see cutbacks and possibly a GST increase (Although it would never happen from the Conservatives because they would look bad after cutting it 200 bps!)
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Right, but even so these budgets are not the kind of thing to go to war with. Its not even that I disagree...but a raise taxes/cut spending budget when a lot of Ontario voters are maybe not feeling as good as voters in Alberta isn't going to get many swing votes?
Plus, it really makes no difference whether Harper wins my riding with 65% of the vote or 85%. It might make me more annoyed, but its still one seat. This has been the issue for the CPC all along and why they haven't been able to win a majority.