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Originally Posted by Frequitude
Yes. It was. I will go out on a limb and speak on behalf of all PC/WRP supporters in this thread and state the following:
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This all well-thought out, nuanced, etc., and worth debating. The problem is that there just hasn't been any hard evidence produced to support any of the arguments. It's mostly been hyper-partisan speculation or statements from industry insiders that are quite obviously agenda-driven.
FTR, I'm generally of the opinion that personal income tax increases and sales taxes are better revenue streams than corporate tax raises for many of the reasons you've mentioned, but I also realize that we're only four months into a new government and there's a chance that I could be wrong. To actually claim that there's proof that NDP are making things worse borders on absurdity.
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Now finally, onto the CPC mismanaging our federal finances and cognitive dissonance as it relates to PC/WRP supporters’ view of the NDP. Could you give some examples of similarities between Alberta NDP and federal CPC economic policies and how PC/WRP supporters are holding these similarities to a different standard? Serious question, not some loaded “I don’t think there are any and already have a rebuttal prepared” question. I’m genuinely interested in the topic. Then we can have a mature conversation about issues instead of just throwing out broad and false perceptions of a group of people.
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But that's not really the point because CPC supporters are maintaining that this current four-month span and the projected future losses are indicative of failed NDP economic policies, but that the current state of the federal economy is not indicative of failed CPC policies. The similarities between the policies should be irrelevant when judging the results. And it's not just that really. It's also that posters seem to be granting environmental factors to the CPC that they're not to the NDP (granted we're talking provincial vs. federal). It also seems odd to me that anyone could think that a party who's been in power for four months could hold more influence over the economy than a party that's been in power for 11 years.