McGuinty can come over and deliver his budget to my face (740 hits)
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Submitted by mellowkangaroo (View user info) at 2004-05-18 21:18:25 EDT
And i would have to be restrained from damn near killing him. For those of you who don't know, DAlton Mcguinty is the Premier of Ontario (Canada). He was elected earlier this year, by what might have been a close race.
He got elected because of one promise he made. He would fix our 6 billion dollar deficit, WITHOUT raising taxes. And, surprise surprise, that greasy bastard released the budget today. Here's a quick run-down of what he did
Promised a cap on Junior Kindergarden to Grade 3 classes - Pointless. Smaller class sizes should be made where it counts, in high school. When you're in grade 3, and you have problems with the work, you can go to your parents, and they'll understand. But I doubt that my parents know how to work Flash, ten different poetic devices, how to speak fluently in french, and advanced math. Here's an idea. Instead of the 20 student cap on JK-3, why not get rid of JK and put a thirty or twenty-five student cap on everything?
Took Physiotherapy, Chiropractic care, and vision therapy off of OHIP - Some people notice that Canada has 'free' healthcare. For the most part. Now let's look at 'Jim'. Jim is a 30 year old labourer. He puts in hard hours and gets payed enough to live comfortably. However, the heavy loads Jim carries hurts his back and other joints. He goes to a Chiropractor to help with his back pain, a physiotherapist to help all over. Unfortunately, Jim also has an eye problem. He goes for vision tests, and manages to correct it.
Now let's look at this Mcguinty-fied. Seeing as how those three services are off healthcare, Jim has to pay for them out of his own pocketbook. People from other countries may be saying that they pay for their own, but our taxes for healthcare are higher for a reason.Jim is carrying a load of bricks up a walkway 20 feet in the air. Suddenly, because he's been forced to ignore it, his arm seizes up. He quickly shifts his weight to save himself. Unfortunately, he hasn't been able to go to a chiropractor, and the sudden movement and weight shift damages his back. Jim's last hope is to fall down on the walkway. Surprise! With the mix of extreme pain, fear and bad eyesight, Jim falls of the side, killing himself.
To bad, huh?
"I will not raise taxes" - Just look at this
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Higher 'sin' taxes coming
The budget explicitly shattered another central plank of the McGuinty election platform, raising taxes on cigarettes and alcohol.
The cost of a carton of 200 cigarettes will go up by $2.50 each, effective May 19.
Starting June 21, the price for a 750 ml bottle of wine goes up 15 cents, while the cost of 24 bottles of beer will rise by 45 cents.
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Helthcare premiums are being raised while services are being cut. I'm not sure if this technically counts as a tax, but it will cost people money, so it's a tax in my book.
Dalton McGuinty promised he wouldn't do those things, or any others. I know that you're not supposed to trust politicians, but these weren't suggestions, they weren't recomendations, they were PROMISES.
No deficit will be running - When he assumed command of Ontarion, the man said that there was larger deficit than he expected. I was beginning grade nine, didn't care much about politics, but still knew that the deficit would be in the billions. For months before the election, people said that there would be a deficit in the billions. Common knowledge. McGuinty with a team of accountants who probably had the combined skill to figure out who was doing what in Switzerland didn't know. Bullshit. Once again, he promised to not run a deficit. He's four billion short.
Dalton McGuinty promised he wouldn't do those things, or any others. I know that you're not supposed to trust politicians, but these weren't suggestions, they weren't recomendations, they were PROMISES.
I don't know what you think, but
"We're not going to raise taxes," he said in an interview. "That's just not on the table."
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Submitted by Val (user info) at 2004-05-18 22:05:34 EDT (#)
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you're all dead and you don't even know it.
-dave
Submitted by kai070169 (user info) at 2004-05-18 21:59:03 EDT (#)
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Try living in BC - at contract negotiations, the liberals just made the hospital workers eat a 15% pay CUT and almost busted the union. They're ripping up public sector contracts everywhere (teachers too) and are gutting the entire system. ALL the houses in Van are $400,000+, gas is a buck a litre (about $4 a gallon, folks). You PRICKS back east all live at the trough, cry me a river, we pay all your bills & get SHIT in return. Our Premier makes yours look like Santa on Xmas day!
Submitted by hamilton (user info) at 2004-05-18 21:23:37 EDT (#)
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i don't expect much from politicians. If he had said that he probably wouldn't raise taxes, or that it wasn't in the forse-able future, i would understand. But this was a PROMISE. Call me nuts, but i think we should put a little more value on OUR WORD!
Submitted by DancingHobo (user info) at 2004-05-18 21:21:59 EDT (#)
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He's a politician, what can you expect?