[westopher]

Originally Posted by jasonturbo

Spoiler!

Today is the day I convinced myself to vote conservative.

It's really not that hard to justify, the reality is this, under the current Gov. you can basically be as successful as you want to be.

People sit back and shit all over Harper and blame him for everything they aren't happy about... well, get the fuck off your lazy ass, work two part time jobs, become a dentist, and then see if you still feel like Stephen Harper is responsible for your pain and suffering while banking 500k/year.

There is a quote I like; "Capitalism is the only system that rewards virtue and punishes vice" - obviously this is a shot at socialism. When I look at the options, there is basically two far left leaning parties that will push a socialist agenda, and then the cons who will just maintain the status quo if anything.

I would like to shit on Harper for a number of things, namely;
- Interest rates, which pumped up housing
- Non existing regulation on foreign ownership of Canadian property
- Immigration policies and TFW program

But, at the same time, can I blame Harper that people think it's a good idea to lock themselves into a mortgage they can't actually afford just because the bank is willing to loan them money (not assuming any risk of course, thanks CMHC)?

So for me, while I don't think the cons are doing a good job (at all), I also don't feel like Canada needs more socialism. I feel like Canadians need to be more accountable for the choices they make, stop expecting the Gov to make things right, just get off your ass and make it right on your own.

I grew up a screw up, eventually identified opportunity, worked my bag off, got educated, got trained, continued to work my bag off and make sacrifices, and for that I get nice things like GT3's and don't live paycheque to paycheque. I didn't need, nor do I want any more help from the Gov.

I don't drink, I don't do drugs, I don't spend tons of money on stupid fucking clothes that cost too much, I don't assume any debt that I can't easily handle, and I'm always working towards further career advancement and long term stability.

I guess the point of this rant is simply to say that I don't believe that the other parties will make my life better, I think they will just result in a bigger Gov., more taxes, and more programs for the have nots who by in large, probably did it to themselves with poor life choices and work ethic.

I have family out east in PEI who just forever bitch about how "The Gov. needs to do something"... expecting more money to stimulate anything... well guess what retard, move to where the jobs are, don't just expect the Gov. to prop up failing businesses and geographic regions if there is no tangible benefit to the rest of the country.

The thing is, while I can appreciate your point of view on this, is maybe we shouldn't just be voting for who makes our lives better, but makes the lives of the majority better. I want to live in a country full of happy, successful people. Crime naturally goes down when people aren't so desperate. Companies are allowed to run such corrupt and negligent business under the cons. Evading taxes with the greatest ease. Shitting on our environment with little to no consequence. Corporations being allowed to sue our country if we don't give them what they want because we signed ourselves away for peanuts as a desperate ploy to pretend we could avoid the global economic downturn. While I can appreciate the "look out for yourself" attitude you have, the cons damage so much you can't even do that. They allow so many negatives to be out of your control that it isn't going to matter how hard your work when your country has been raped of everything it had to offer and all the money you get paid in is worth less than monopoly money.