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Originally Posted by GirlySports
PP has promised a lot, does it get you excited? Do you believe him?
Some highlights.
Cutting income tax and eliminating carbon tax
Building homes - force municipalities to comply or else take away funding
Reducing federal budget/defunding govt programs/corruption
Fighting crime - "Jail not bail"
Increasing military to 2% of GDP
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As a centrist, i can see the bolded actually being done. the rest is either election posturing or the policies will not result in the desired outcome.
There is no way the Cons can cut taxes while preaching against the liberals spending and deficits. They will eliminate the carbon tax.
There is no way the Cons policies on housing will get the intended consequences. They are nonsense, and are, at best, burdening municipalities with more budget problems leading to increased property taxes. The policies that have tried to be implemented by cities to eliminate gate keepers have been resolutely rejected by their base (open zoning etc.)
They will certainly cut spending, which is definitely a good thing - depending on the departments they go after. They will do nothing about corruption. All parties are corrupt once in government. this is the way.
Fighting crime is needed. At least from a perception base. It's too big of a focus now to not attempt. The issue is the Supreme Court and its past treatment of tough-on-crime legislation. I also don't recall substantial evidence that tough on crime policies result in less crime.
We need to spend more on Defence spending. But, given all government actions since the Korean War, i will believe it when i see it. A Trump presidency will probably make this a bolded one.
for me, a vote for PP would entirely come down to spending and deficit control; but, they have to show me what they actually plan on cutting.