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Originally Posted by Slava
Is it really a waste though? It gives the people a say in the future of the country, gives the politicians a chance to layout some ideas for the coming years and overall engages some new people in the process.
Even if every seat remains unchanged (they won't) I still think that democracy is a valuable exercise.
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I'll put it this way...there will be over 300 Million dollars less in the feds bloated coffers than there would have been if there was no election. All of that to change...nothing.
If you are fine with elections every 2 years, that's your perogative. I see it as a massive waste of money and time that could have been spent actually governing the country. And then using taxpayer during that downtime of parliament to campaign while the MP's are still getting paid. Its almost absurd.
I have no problem with elections every 4 or 5 years unless something really drastic needs to be addressed. Everyone is to blame for the current state of affairs because NONE of the parties are actually willing to work with the others which will lead to yet another futile election in another 2 years. That's not an excercise in democracy, it's petty bickering and in-fighting taking precedence over the good of the country.