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[QUOTE=jasonturbo;8671960]Nobody voting for the Libs/NDP/Green party should be poking fun at the Harper deficit... the money spent did shield us (at least so far) from any reduction in the quality of our lives after the melt down in 07/08 (Compared to what many states in the USA endured and what many EU countries are dealing with). Our stricter regulations on banks and other industries, which were put in place long before the Conservatives took power, played a big part in shielding us from the 2008 collapse. Most conservatives love deregulation.
Just wait and see how fast that deficit balloons with the left leaning agenda's of the other parties lol... those additional services do not come free. Cutting services has done a lot of damage to this country all so Harper could claim balanced budgets - which he couldn't even do. It will take a lot of effort and money to fix the damage done. Perhaps we should get the corporations to pay their fair share of taxes instead of moving profits to off-shore tax havens, hiring temporary foreign workers, increasing earnings for executives while keeping employee wages stagnant, etc.
There seems to be a number of typical positions if you're anti conservative;
- You hate him for being him not really, I even liked Bush occationally while disagreeing with pretty much everything he did as president. Harper seems to be pretty knowledgeable about hockey and the history of thd game, which I like.
- You assume he has some hidden agenda Like what? His agenda is pretty obvious and open if you know what to watch for. Actions speak louder than words and all polititians have an agenda.
- You just want someone else in power The people who talk soley about disliking Harper tend to not actually show up at the polls. #slacktivism
- You like all the increased social spending promised by others (Green energy, CPP, Child Care, Health Care) Far more damage is being done by cuts and it will cost much more than any savings made for political gains and "balanced budgets."
- You hate bill C-51 (Which Trudeau is for as well anyway... so meh) its been enough for me to consider other parties who didn't support it.
I will say the first three reasons I gave are just stupid as fuck, the increased social services are not a bad thing.. but the cost of these programs should not be underestimated, and I think that's what a lot of voters are doing right now, living in the land of "grass is always greener" [b]People are slowly growing tired of a shrinking middle class, widening income gap
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