tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5865994732097663473.post4936979030455111096..comments2024-03-01T06:01:21.087-05:00Comments on A Blog By James Curran: Half a Trillion Dollars!!!James Curranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08064830948270604331noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5865994732097663473.post-17487095988322541152009-01-28T11:33:00.000-05:002009-01-28T11:33:00.000-05:00Assuming that there was no national daycare progra...Assuming that there was no national daycare program, and that the Liberals wouldn't be any more generous than the Conservatives.. and keeping in mind that projected GST revenues in a time of significant recession would be significantly less.. <BR/><BR/>But - as you know, I'm far from supporting the budget, personally, I would have increased consumpion tax two years ago - gas tax and GST.. but then, I'm no Harvard professor :)Robert G. Harvie, Q.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10414822301931567654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5865994732097663473.post-82922396126302846422009-01-28T11:22:00.000-05:002009-01-28T11:22:00.000-05:00Hold your breath Peter. Rob. Let's do the math her...Hold your breath Peter. <BR/><BR/>Rob. Let's do the math here. if next year's deficit is to be $14 billion and the GST was bringing in $8 billion, wouldn't the net then have only been minus $6 Billion? Thereby the total after 5 years would be $44 billion deficit rather than $84 billion?James Curranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08064830948270604331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5865994732097663473.post-91333780254400909032009-01-28T10:54:00.000-05:002009-01-28T10:54:00.000-05:00HEADLINE: Defeat PM over 'vindictive, nasty' budge...HEADLINE: Defeat PM over 'vindictive, nasty' budget, N.L. premier tells Liberals <BR/><BR/>http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2009/01/28/williams-budget.html<BR/><BR/>I hope that by the end of the day that Canada's only true Opposition has NOT moved from Stornoway to Newfoundland and Labrador.MississaugaPeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11439722274428674825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5865994732097663473.post-50412936859852485642009-01-28T10:51:00.000-05:002009-01-28T10:51:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Robert G. Harvie, Q.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10414822301931567654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5865994732097663473.post-53578391726547450042009-01-28T10:50:00.000-05:002009-01-28T10:50:00.000-05:00Here's the rub James - my blog today comes down ha...Here's the rub James - my blog today comes down hard on Harper, for different reasons. <BR/><BR/>But, being honest, do you really believe that if the GST were still at 7%, in the midst of a world financial meltdown, which, to the credit of many, including Paul Martin, hit Canada easier than most others.. do you really believe that a Liberal government would not have pushed Canada into deficit? Seriously?<BR/><BR/>That being said - the current budget is simply an example of the illness of "power at any cost".<BR/><BR/>And will Ignatieff pull the plug - not in your life. Why? Because he can't win right now, and he'd prefer to watch Harper struggle with a sinking ship than take the rudder himself.. because, really, it's all about winning, isn't it? (see heavy, sad, sarcasm)Robert G. Harvie, Q.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10414822301931567654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5865994732097663473.post-43197227840523332132009-01-28T10:41:00.000-05:002009-01-28T10:41:00.000-05:00Yep.Yep.James Curranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08064830948270604331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5865994732097663473.post-30994894277901852432009-01-28T10:37:00.000-05:002009-01-28T10:37:00.000-05:00The opposition parties need to give Harper the hoo...The opposition parties need to give Harper the hook. Enough said.susansmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02573558646874765432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5865994732097663473.post-34386290115318682382009-01-28T10:07:00.000-05:002009-01-28T10:07:00.000-05:00I agree.I agree.James Curranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08064830948270604331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5865994732097663473.post-65927079809871528362009-01-28T10:05:00.000-05:002009-01-28T10:05:00.000-05:00None of the money, save for home renovations, is g...<I>None of the money, save for home renovations, is going to make this economic storm go away overnight.</I><BR/><BR/>That's a stinker too. Most of the money will do nothing except subsidize renovations that would have occurred even without the incentive. To make matters worse, most of the projects we subsidize will be of no value to the country as a whole. What value does Canada get by subsidizing a new deck at some guy's summer cottage? If this money went into subsidizing energy efficient renovations the country would at least benefit from the reduction in ghg emissions resulting from decreased energy consumption.Robert McClellandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441059623685149683noreply@blogger.com