Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site mnetor.UUCP Path: utzoo!utcsri!utcs!mnetor!fred From: fred@mnetor.UUCP Newsgroups: can.politics Subject: Re: Tax Freedom Day Message-ID: <1110@mnetor.UUCP> Date: Fri, 28-Jun-85 09:17:54 EDT Article-I.D.: mnetor.1110 Posted: Fri Jun 28 09:17:54 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 28-Jun-85 10:25:42 EDT References: <1121@ubc-cs.UUCP> Reply-To: fred@mnetor.UUCP (Fred Williams) Distribution: can Organization: Computer X (CANADA) Ltd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada Lines: 30 Summary: >. . . When I think that ~50% of my income >is used to finance the government's grandiose plans I don't think I am >getting a very big bang for my buck. The federal government's insistence >on borrowing ~1/3 more than it collects doesn't make me feel any better >either. Some serious reorganization of government priorities is in order >and the spineless tories, contrary to their election rhetoric, don't >look like they are going to do it. > > > Donald Acton I know what you mean! I feel the same way. The problem is, how do we cut the size of the civil service, and cut back on social programs without the people who do it getting turfed out at the next election. You saw what happened when a slight de-indexing of pensions was suggested. True it was a bad place to start, but by the time the bulk of the baby-boomers hit 65 there will be no funds for old age pensioners anyway. What we've seen is the first ripple in that wave. I joined the PCs last year and I'm trying to work for smaller government within that framework. It's a small contribution, but if others would do the same... One way would be to sell off crown corporations. A good start has been made, but I would continue with Petro-Can. The gov't should not be competing in an industry that it is supposed to regulate. It certainly should not be taxing it's private competition in order to do so! Cheers, Fred Williams