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Originally Posted by Parallex
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I'm neutral as a budgeting policy, but in so far as no policy can bind future legislatures it's pointless in the same way a deficit referendum law is/was.
If a future government decides they want to cut transit spending, or wants to cut back on infrastructure, or increase either, or change the revenue sharing model, they will do that instantly in their budget implementation bill.
The only purpose of this "deal" is to get natural allies on city councils to howl if a party runs on amending/repealing carbon tax spending, and they will.