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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Which is why in every comment on the issue I've also said we need to cut spending. That's what's so frustrating about the politics around the province's finances. Those on the left think we can get muddle through by raising taxes and not cutting spending. Those on the right think we can balance the budget by cutting spending only. Both are deluded by ideology - we need to do both. Is practical centrism even politically viable in this province?
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We need to do both.
A PST would be a much better idea than a carbon tax with rebates. As it stands now, their "levy" is a poorly disguised wealth transfer from to the "top" 35% of families to the other 65%.