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Originally Posted by OldDutch
You forgot to add in the sick. What a horrible concept.
I am happy with this budget. Yes I have concerns about long term sustainability, but the PC's have never done that. It's hack and slash too far, and then overspend, rinse and repeat.
In a province as wealthy as ours, there is no need to strip it to the bone like the WRA wants. Will it make you feel better when your on a stretcher in a hospital hallway due to cut backs that the sustainability fund is larger than ever? Or when your parents eventually become old, and their support payments are cut, forcing them to cut back to two meals a day? But hey, the budget is more balanced than ever!
There is a difference between the NDP and Liberals. NDP are the hand out party to bloated unions. Low skilled workers that demand premium benefits. Social Liberals, like myself view government as pro-business, with help to the disadvantaged in society. There is nothing wrong with that.
Strict conservatism is all fine and good, while you are a young, happy, healthy adult, with a paying job. As soon as you lose one of these benefits, and you will, you'll be bemoaning the fact that there is no help for you to get back on your feet.
I for one am happy that the government is addressing the people that need the help the most in society. Even if it may mean more personal for me, and corporate tax for my business.
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Pretty interesting that you think the government needs to spend a record amount of money to provide basic services, including health care to its citizens.
Have they ever attempted to review the social programs that they're spending billions on to make sure they actually work like they intend? Or is it just easier to spend the money because you have it, and worry about actually doing their job, which includes being fiscally responsible, later when the money is all gone and we're left with nothing in the bank, and a deficit we can't control.
Simply spending more and more and more and more isn't the solution to anything. All it does is buy votes, and you're fallen for that ploy hook, line and sinker.