^^^yes, the only reasons the cons were able to mislead the public, initially, was due to the high commodity prices but that ships sailed
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Originally Posted by jasonturbo
I love the way increasing health care, increasing CPP, decreasing tuition, and increasing general stimulus sounds (especially in transportation and green energy)... but does everyone realize that money has to come from somewhere?
IMO voting in the NDP or Libs will 100% result in far more debt and taxes than we can expect under the cons - that's what scares me.
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im all for paying more taxes, if they went into suitable projects, weren't hampered by bureaucracy, and didnt have the profits going into corporations (our new toll bridges for example) and if the government sought other means to raise funds before going to, or in conjunction with, raising taxes (bonds, etc)
other countries in europe, the middle east, south america, even with similar population sizes/spreads, are able to offer more social services than we do with similar or less taxes*
*middle eastern/south american countries for example, where their only resource industry (oil) is nationalized and pays for everything (even all the corrupt politcians greed)