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Originally Posted by Ark2
They perpetuate the age of entitlement and they only degrade government.
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First part, agreed. Second part, not so much.
I love the fact that the fringe/far-left is represented by its own party. It helps keeps the Liberal party honest. We used to have that on the right as well......
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Why can't we have a party that offers to reduce spending and table a fiscally conservative budget?
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I hear ya. We used to have a great party that had both fiscal capability and a sense of civic duty......
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Because parties like the NDP come along and promise everyone the moon, thereby making fiscal conservatism undesirable.
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I think that's giving the NDP a bit too much credit. I think fiscal conservatism will always be less popular. The notion of "Make the next generation pay for it" has been around a lot longer than our nation has.....
I go back to my initial suggestion that an NDP opposition wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing. I think it would result in different (likely social/environmental) issues getting a lot more emphasis. That might be a refreshing change in Ottawa......perhaps even kick-start some cooperation?