Is the "self-sufficiency" agenda failing taxpayers?
Well, let's just say, the proof [again] is in the pudding. That is why it is imperative that the Graham government move immediately to form a new economic strategy based on the three pillars of lower taxes, serious debt reduction and smaller government as the status quo of high taxes, modest debt reduction, increased spending and corporate welfare to declining industries is not working.
Furthermore, not only is their "self-sufficiency" policy driving out business (while putting the interest of a few ahead of taxpayers), it has the potential to drive out the very people in their prime income earning years (25-55) who pay for the majority of services and programs in this province --- the "middle class". Which is why I was glad to see Moncton-Crescent MLA John Betts and interim leader Jeannot Volpé speak out on behalf of honest, hardworking taxpayers as they are the true economic engine of this province.
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It seems like the only news coming out of your neck of the woods since they announced the "self-sufficiency" agenda has been plant closures and tax hikes. Not sure if that is what they meant by a healthy, thriving economy. For once, I am glad I live in Halifax. hee hee
Rumour has it that a carbon tax will be in next week's budget.
bill: there no question, we need to have a solid foundation built before the recession fully hits down south.
anon: I heard that and will be interested to see the general workings in next tuesday's budget.
There is no soultion to the economic problems here. The Liberals had made self suffciency claims back with McKenna and that got us in real trouble. He cut alot of essential services had our teachers underpaid and gave millions to corporations and then ran in 1997 to his corporate gigs. That left us with an economy of high turnover low pay call centers. How do we fix that when it is our own tax dollars that built them. We have too few major players in in the business world here and not enough competition to have to attract talented and educated workers and pay them proper wages and salaries. No party has the backbone to call out Irving publicly to pay the staff they have properly. The only thing that our province does is allow business to be sufficient because our liberal or conservative government won't demand more for the people. Remeber when Frank McKenna called our workforce "Cheap Labour" to attract business, that stigma is still attached to us and will not change in the near future. When your own leader does not and has the tricks people into supporting him you can't just get rid of it. It sticks with Big Business!
I agree, the focus on service industry via call-centres was a modest accomplishment. It's too bad McKenna didn't cut corporate taxes and open up the economy to competition. He instead used our money through corporate welfare schemes which put the interest of a few ahead of the entire business community.
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