Politics

[TOM4CWB]

CP

No number shocks me any more!

They are just pixels on a screen... not even ink any more!

In Canada... if anyone uses cash anymore... they are instantly suspected of having ties to illegal activity. Even bank transfers take a week to move money... to see exactly where it came from. Few understand the financial regulations now... it is staggering!

[cottonpicken]

Lol,you have got the sand Tom. (That's a complement English i believe)

Everyone else seems to have a lump in their throat. Like a wait what,what the ****,and the idea is bouncing in their temporal lobe and cognital function is kicking in and they maybe asking themselves in all the mindless debates of the politicos why was this never brought. And if they are well read they maybe asking themselves are we in huxleys world or orwells?to which I do not know.

[TOM4CWB]

Amen, Time to try the Canola...

All this is like Solomon said 'Chasing the Wind'!!!

"I have seen everything that is done under the sun. Look at it! It's all pointless. [It's like] trying to catch the wind." Ecl 1:14

[newguy]

Bet you wish you could change pitchers in the 5th inning.

[rockpile]

Actually when thinking about all 3 levels of government, I think dalek's number is kind of low. Incidentally, I'm not voting on Monday because while all the parties had the chance, none said what I wanted to hear - "You know what? We are not making spending promises at all or creating new programs. Instead, we are going to significantly increase your basic personal tax exemption right across the board. And you smart Canadians are the best suited to spend your own money where it is needed. We'll just look after the necessary stuff." I do not wish to be bought with my own money.

[sawfly]

your question is too simplistic.
as i explain to the wife money is money. it's all the same . where it came from does not matter. and whose money is
spent on what does not really matter.
there are so many $ period.

example health car spending.
Canada spends 60% of what the USA spends per person.
the cdn. cost is mostly govt. spending
the USA cost is mostly not a govt. expenditure , but still has to be paid.

you could cut out a huge amount of govt.spending by ending medicare.
only to pay 40% more in total.

the money all comes from the same place.

you can cut public research as Harper has done. (to cut gov. spending)
only to have it cost the public way more in the end.

instead of having a resistant seed or a new drug developed by govt. spending.
you instead get a corporate seed or drug which according to Harper's new rules, you will have to pay for every year til the end of time.

not a govt. expense but still has to be paid.

certainly govt. s waste money.
the senate , Canada's action plan adds.
5 billion to hand the dairy industry to private hands.

resource gifts to corporations, by way of poor royalty structures.etc. etc.

cutting govt. expenditures just for the sake of doing it,
makes no sense.

even our little small town wanted to cut expenditures 20 years ago.
had a private guy build and own the building which the town leased space.

after 20 years of paying and having nothing to show for it .
now they want to build to save money.

the Conservative plan is always to govern so poorly as to reinforce their govt. is bad theory .

[dmlfarmer]

Rockpile. I sympathize with you. However, staying home insures the system never changes. Instead, I urge you to reject you ballot. Go to the polling station, accept your ballot and then deposit it without writing anything on it. DO NOT SPOIL THE BALLOT by marking it in anyway other than checking a name as these are not counted and furthermore you could face a $500 fine. However, ballots which are not marked at all are tallied as rejected. A high number of rejected ballots indicates a problem. Whether anything is ever done by elections Canada/government is questionable but at least it shows them it is not a case of apathy but rather you feel strongly enough about the sad state of politics to reject the ballot and election.

[rockpile]

Good point DML! I shall do that.

[cottonpicken]

Healthcare,ah man i cant believe a third party pay tier system didnt work can you believe anyone ripped off an insurance system,hay the government is giving out drugs but no not the cheap generic the expensive ones that are the same but you know cost more because well I voted left or was it right i dont know dude i love fluoride we know what that is right right dude. Wait what are we talking about i was watching the jays game and think about the kardashians and lamour man thAt poor guy no dude pay attention government run healthcare they can do it better for cheaper right ya dude government can always do it better for cheaper or can they dude i dont really know i spaced out listening to Howard stern talkin about dildos.

[Oliver88]

I have heard average Sask or Canadian resident cost is 14k per year for healthcare.