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Originally Posted by percy
I really have to wonder if this wasn't the plan by Harper from the onset.,..like if he caught wind of a coalition and turned the tables on them. You know, bait the opposition into a frenzy knowing their collective intelligences add up to the holes in a bowling ball, get parliament suspended to buy more time to view how things are turning out stateside and with the rest of the world economically, create the illusion of potential disaster (markets falling, Quebec separation, Alberta separation, coalition government) all the while sitting back knowing that all one has to do is nail a budget in January and walk off the the Prom King.
Even if he resigns, the damage to the Liberals and NDP now is almost immeasurable. They now have to exist with their tails between their legs, or whats left of them to stand on. People have transfixed on these morons like the clowns they are. I wouldn't doubt it right now, if Harper is sipping a nice snifter of scotch laughing his ass off.
If that is the case then Harper is quite diabolical.
No wonder Iggy decided to take the high road and put on his Lion's outfit from the Wizard of Oz. Out of sight and well,...
Funny today one of my colleagues said that Harper is a power hungry, arrogant SOB who should take what shred of dignity he has left and bugger off. I mentioned Harper's character is very much like Chretiens in that regard. My colleague responded that the difference was that Chretien was smarter. I disagreed and mentioned the difference was a majority government.
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If it is a plan by Harper it's a pretty dumb one. Considering his own party is sharpening the knives to stab him in the back.
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Originally Posted by CandleInTheDark
No it is not your $1.95. It is our $1.95 because we ALL pay taxes and not all of us votes, and not all who vote cast their ballot for a party who qualifies for this subside. Roughly 60% of Canadians voted. The other 40% who did not vote, still paid the subsidy. Whatever their reason for not voting, the government is still using their tax dollars to subsidize political parties. They don't tax you or I $1.95 more for voting. By not voting you simply change the proportion of the total budget spent on the subsidy, not who the money comes from.
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Fine. Then I get to decide where a $1.95 goes, I'd still rather have them get a subsidy then rely on donates which are clearly always no-strings attached from major corporations (cough cough big tobacco in the states cough).