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Date Posted: 02:47:31 11/08/03 Sat
Author: Adam T
Subject: Re: My take from British Columbia on the election
In reply to: 20yr_old_rightwing 's message, "Re: My take from British Columbia on the election" on 01:30:16 11/08/03 Sat

>Are you just one of the many BC people that are seemingly >very interested in Sask gov't and especially the NDP, haha.

No, I'm just a political junkie, I have no ties to any party other than I'm a member of the Federal Liberal party.

>Are you trying to suggest growth as a bad thing. You
>have to understand that with growth the revenues
>increase therefore allowing for more infrastructure
>and social programs.

No, I didn't say growth is a bad thing, I was just pointing out that it isn't a magical solution all on its own. The revenues increase, but so do the expenses.




>How can you honestly say that they didn't run a scare
>or fear mongering campaign? Have you seen their
>propaganda that was on t.v., newspaper and radio? My
>suggestion is that being from B.C. you would miss out
>on quite a bit of this.

Fair point, I did not see any of the advertising.


>How come no NDP supporters will address the problems
>they have had? Spending, bad investments, coverups
>and lies and the list goes on.

That is completely valid, I'm not an NDP supporter. Had the Sask Party not ran on a platform that the people obviously thought was a fairy tale they would have had a lot more credibility to attack the NDP on those issues, and they almost certainly would have won a comfortably majority, and deservedly so.

I'm sorry, but a one time bad investment by the NDP, expensive, and as big a mistake as it was, is not going to make up for the huge reduction in revenues the Sask Party would have brought on with their large tax cuts. Couple that with their massive spending promises, and you have a fairy tale campaign. The NDP were right to call them on it and the Sask Party deserved to lose over it.

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  • Re: My take from British Columbia on the election -- Adam T, 03:24:59 11/08/03 Sat
  • Re: My take from British Columbia on the election -- 20yr_old_rightwing, 14:12:43 11/08/03 Sat
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