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Originally Posted by IliketoPuck
Matty, lets call a spade a spade.
The NDP were not voted in because their views represented the views of the general public.
They were voted in as a protest to inept/corrupt PC governance, nothing more.
Their track record thus far is ensuring a single term of 4 years is all they will have.
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I'm not arguing the merits of the NDP at all. Just a fundamental disagreement with the roles of the political parties sitting in the legislature. You probably won't find many people that voted NDP that are as disappointed so far as me. But it's really beside the point. The fighting over whose team is best should have finished after May 2015. We're pushing a year now. Stuff has to get done and that means compromise from all sides.
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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
If their salaries are significantly out of line with the rest of the country, it has to be considered.
Like it or not, the public service that benefits greatly when times are good must also share the burden when times are poor. Public servants aren't a special class.
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I find this to be an interesting position when the people who benefited the absolute most from good times would rather lay people off, take their tax money and leave the province or country, than "share the burden" of the poor times, and no one really says boo about it, and blames government policies for driving them away rather than pointing to their own personal greed.
I have no problem with public sector salaries and benefits seeing a roll-back, as long as private industry is willing to make similar sacrifices for the betterment of the area which has given them the resources and ability to build personal fortunes and multi-billion dollar businesses.