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Originally Posted by Bobblehead
True. But when one of the major themes of an election is accountability, the politicians screaming for accountability should be held...accountable.
To say, "Well, politicians lie" shouldn't be a free pass. I'm as cynical as anyone, but I still don't think it is OK for a politician to lie to get elected.
Personally, I think the action taken on income trusts is one that had to be taken. The writing was on the wall. The fault is in promising to "not monkey around with their income trusts." ( link) during the campaign. It was a promise that couldn't be kept. It was a promise that shouldn't have been made. |
Problem is that voters seem to have poor memories. Voters in Eastern Canada kept voting in the Liberal governemt dispite their endless broken promises over the years.
I also agree with you on income trusts and the promise they made. Always felt it was merely a vote buying scheme. When the Liberals tried to eliminate income trusts you had to know the writing was on the wall and it would only be a matter of time before they were eliminated. What surprised me was the number of voters who believed that promise. Past history should have told them that politicians can't be trusted.