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calgarywinning · 01-16-2015, 12:55 AM

I think the real problem lies with the voting public.

We spend less time evaluating our political options, governance than we do in a coffee shop. We ask for less and are asked to spend more than ever. I bet the average citizen spends more time shopping for underwear online.

In front of the curtains, not behind the curtains, we witness the gross negligence of the modern day ruling party for the last 60+ years and the state of governess they have achieved. Their examples are not anomalies. All excluding Ralph Klein. I don't care about the fact that he made cuts. He said what he was going to do and then he did it. Very few leaders run on this platform of doing what they say.

He balanced the budget and was and will be the only politician in my life that lived up to his word. So much so that when there was a surplus he actually returned the money, which wasn't his (big concept) back to the people. This is not a review of the impact of the cuts, or the impact of how it affected people, which I truly think it did. I think he did what he said, which is a great start for the voting public to count on somebodies words as actions. Wrong or right this made him a remarkable person.

Anyways, in Alberta what we need to be careful of, is that if we accept new taxation we demand so much more for our money going forward. I'm strongly against a sales tax with this regime of government.. and their wasteful ways. However, if they were able to enhance, enable and be creative with this tax I would be for it. Can't we have MRI centres? Can't we have preventive medicine and education?

Instead of great questions, what we have is the ruling party buying out the opposition so that an election can be held and we can all march like lemmings' and lose by voting for the only winner. Sadly, that is politics. No choice. Your X, for your feeling that you are free when clearly we are not.

Why not turn the Alberta Advantage into an advanced medical care system, preventative care and lead the country. This would be worth changing our ways.

01-16-2015, 12:55 AM	#138
calgarywinning First Line Centre Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Field near Field, AB Exp:	I think the real problem lies with the voting public. We spend less time evaluating our political options, governance than we do in a coffee shop. We ask for less and are asked to spend more than ever. I bet the average citizen spends more time shopping for underwear online. In front of the curtains, not behind the curtains, we witness the gross negligence of the modern day ruling party for the last 60+ years and the state of governess they have achieved. Their examples are not anomalies. All excluding Ralph Klein. I don't care about the fact that he made cuts. He said what he was going to do and then he did it. Very few leaders run on this platform of doing what they say. He balanced the budget and was and will be the only politician in my life that lived up to his word. So much so that when there was a surplus he actually returned the money, which wasn't his (big concept) back to the people. This is not a review of the impact of the cuts, or the impact of how it affected people, which I truly think it did. I think he did what he said, which is a great start for the voting public to count on somebodies words as actions. Wrong or right this made him a remarkable person. Anyways, in Alberta what we need to be careful of, is that if we accept new taxation we demand so much more for our money going forward. I'm strongly against a sales tax with this regime of government.. and their wasteful ways. However, if they were able to enhance, enable and be creative with this tax I would be for it. Can't we have MRI centres? Can't we have preventive medicine and education? Instead of great questions, what we have is the ruling party buying out the opposition so that an election can be held and we can all march like lemmings' and lose by voting for the only winner. Sadly, that is politics. No choice. Your X, for your feeling that you are free when clearly we are not. Why not turn the Alberta Advantage into an advanced medical care system, preventative care and lead the country. This would be worth changing our ways. Last edited by calgarywinning; 01-16-2015 at 01:04 AM.