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Originally Posted by SebC
The health care cuts were accompanied by greater provincial autonomy. That means the provinces were given increased flexiblity to eliminate waste. Of course spendings cuts hurt, but the point is that the Liberals aren't tax-and-spend bogeymen that can be lumped in with the NDP as killer_carlson did. Their recent record is of lower spending than the conservatives.
I brought up the GST cut because it falls into fiscal responsibility. And frankly, it's better to promise to do something stupid and then not do it than to promise to do something stupid and actually follow through, even though it's stupid.
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Yes, personal or corporate income tax cuts are more economically efficient than consumption tax cuts. But consumption tax cuts are better than no tax cuts at all. There is still an economic efficiency gain, its just not as large.