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From: fred@mnetor.UUCP
Newsgroups: can.politics
Subject: Re: Tax Freedom Day
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Date: Fri, 28-Jun-85 09:17:54 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jun 28 09:17:54 1985
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Reply-To: fred@mnetor.UUCP (Fred Williams)
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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