Thursday, October 21, 2010

Yes they are serious too!! And that's what's so scary!

Obviously I don't post a lot on here, because I honestly (and literally) find "career politics" like we have in Canada more often than not petty, stupid and depressingly upsetting no matter which party Governs. I do also find that the majority of idiocy can be found in the left, which include Libs, NDP and most definitely the Bloc.

I'm going to post the opening Question from Michael Ignatieff to the Prime Minister in Question period from October 20th 2010.

"Mr. Speaker, on Monday at Our Lady of Lourdes high school in Guelph, a young student named Diane asked me a question, “We are caring for my grandmother at home. If elected, what would you do to help people who are caring for the sick and elderly at home?” I replied to Diane, “Our answer is the family care plan”. The Conservatives' answer is, “Use your vacation time”.

How can the Prime Minister justify tax breaks for profitable corporations instead of helping families like Diane's?"
(transcript here; under "Government priorities".)

My initial thought was "Huh????? You really don't see the need to help keep companies profitable in a recession so that Diane's parents still may have a job which helps them be able to take care of their Grandmother?" (And yes it's a long sentence, but I just don't think with punctuation.)

So the question here is simple, is it easier to tax, or to "un-tax"? Or an even more relevant question would be, Do we want jobs to continue, or are we okay forcing business closures by raising taxes in "tough economic times"?

I like Ignatieff's ideas for monetary support for families caring for sick and disabled, however I also see it as reckless taxation and spending at a time where creating and keeping jobs alive is important for everyone. (Which I believe has been a key issue for the Liberals against the Conservatives in past attacks as well. So this begs the question "what's changed the liberals minds?", has the Government fiscal responsibility turned the tides on the 21st century's great depression enough to make the Liberals feel their pockets are once again full enough to make pricey promises to the public?)

Bob