tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post7789285436012173449..comments2023-10-22T09:18:16.885-04:00Comments on Far and Wide: Too Clever By HalfSteve Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-17091388206349206982007-10-31T13:36:00.000-04:002007-10-31T13:36:00.000-04:00"Personally I think deeper income cuts and no GST ..."Personally I think deeper income cuts and no GST drop would have been better..."<BR/><BR/>Agreed, after two budgets and this statement, we are basically back to where we were in 2005 on income tax. Hardly a triumph, given the gold rush.Steve Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-24054009094891586232007-10-31T13:33:00.000-04:002007-10-31T13:33:00.000-04:00"Just to add, if it wasn't about optics, why then ..."Just to add, if it wasn't about optics, why then did Flaherty not wait a day or two, and go through the usual channels, instead of the stunt yesterday?"<BR/><BR/>Oh oh I know! To crowd Shelia Fraser's latest AG report of the front page, because it would embarrassing to the 2-year-old-government?<BR/><BR/>Personally I think deeper income cuts and no GST drop would have been better...Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06941875334878452635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-32023770072658730442007-10-31T13:32:00.000-04:002007-10-31T13:32:00.000-04:00actually the timing is brilliant. we don't get an ...actually the timing is brilliant. <BR/>we don't get an election before Christmas, because Dion's 100 Canadians don't want one.<BR/>Jan/Feb - the GST just starting to kick in.<BR/>March/April - we're figuring out what our income tax rebate is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-41500692703759472382007-10-31T13:30:00.001-04:002007-10-31T13:30:00.001-04:00"Liberal 'economists' in Canada"Like the Fraser In..."Liberal 'economists' in Canada"<BR/><BR/>Like the Fraser Institute moron?Steve Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-4199741745626386642007-10-31T13:30:00.000-04:002007-10-31T13:30:00.000-04:00"Of course, CC was saying the same thing in late 2..."Of course, CC was saying the same thing in late 2005 when Martin and Goodale made their fall economic statement"<BR/><BR/>Actually CC was saying this, I love the last part about buying votes ;)<BR/><BR/><BR/>"Good'ol Goodale Goodies <BR/><BR/>The election is off and running... Ralph Goodale just announced the what is likely the biggest series of tax cuts in Liberal, if not Canadian, history. It will work out to somewhere between $200-$400 per year for my wife and I.<BR/><BR/>You know what? I'd gladly give that up for a change in Government. Why? Because the Conservatives understand financial issues better than the Liberals... just look at Garth Turner or Monte Solberg's websites. I'm voting Garth for Finance Minister!<BR/><BR/>Why? Because under a Conservative government, the economic wheels of this country will really start to turn, providing more opportunity for all, (middle class and poor) and more opportunity for my wife and I to increase our income via higher earnings, rather than by cutting taxes yet stalling economic growth."<BR/><BR/>The Liberals need to be toppled THIS WEEK. Because every day they are in office allows them to spend our money trying to buy our votes.<BR/><BR/>Not this time. Not this time."Steve Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-54299496384236349912007-10-31T13:24:00.000-04:002007-10-31T13:24:00.000-04:00"EVERY SINGLE ECONOMIST IN THE COUNTRY" is a MORON..."EVERY SINGLE ECONOMIST IN THE COUNTRY" is a MORON? <BR/><BR/>NO. <BR/><BR/>Liberal 'economists' in Canada who studied Keynes and believe it is their solemn duty to put all the money in the government's hands, usually through Liberal governments, are morons. But they're the only ones that get the media's ear. <BR/><BR/>Surely there are rational economists in Canada, they don't tell the media the sky will fall from tax cuts though - very uninteresting to the lamestream media.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-51108736011999012142007-10-31T13:05:00.000-04:002007-10-31T13:05:00.000-04:00Oh yeh Christien CON of fathomless faith -- yeh, i...Oh yeh Christien CON of fathomless faith -- yeh, its just good policy. Never mind nearly everyone with a REAL economics degree saying the GST cuts are negligible if not negative drag on the overall economy.<BR/>Of course, CC was saying the same thing in late 2005 when Martin and Goodale made their fall economic statement, dropping income tax level to oh, say this 15% level? How did that get back here?<BR/><BR/>It seems that Harper was playing a few angles on this one, including priming the pump ONE last time before goading the opposition into an election. There's a little quick distraction for people marking the first anniversary of the Income Trust spookery and Fraser's report, that they needed to give province's 60 days notice for the gst drop (and Jan. 1st is more memorable, tho many retailers will be mumbling - we were dropping our prices then anyways!), and the economy.<BR/>There's all these signposts signalling 'Turn back!' 'I wouldn't go there if I was you' and deep rumblings south of the border. US softwood dealers are now DUMPING their wood on our side, the manufacturing plants are slowing down, inflation is now a secondary big worry for Americans, and China's retaliation, if any, will be a kick in the gonads that we don't need. They are already stuck with so much US debt, and Americans will be begging for someone to invest in their stumbling economy.<BR/>It adds up to an economic quagmire overall, so Harper thought he'd make a little hay. The optics are good, if you subtract that neither Harper nor Flaherty can be trusted with promises or math...<BR/><BR/><BR/>www.canadianrosebud.blogspot.comburlivespipehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18048415779214466831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-62701438713953344522007-10-31T12:58:00.000-04:002007-10-31T12:58:00.000-04:00"Did you ever think, just maybe, that this was abo..."Did you ever think, just maybe, that this was about good policy, and not good electoral optics?"<BR/><BR/>Well no I hadn't. Did you know the government spent your taxpayer money commissioning a study to see what is more popular, a GST cut or income tax cuts? The results showed people favored a GST cut, which explains why the government went ahead, despite the fact EVERY SINGLE ECONOMIST IN THE COUNTRY argued against a further reduction. Good policy or good optics?<BR/><BR/>Just to add, if it wasn't about optics, why then did Flaherty not wait a day or two, and go through the usual channels, instead of the stunt yesterday? This government is OBSESSED with electoral prospects, so no I don't take anything at face value, but then again I don't drink the koolaid by the crate, like yourself.Steve Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-59054000846333737132007-10-31T12:14:00.000-04:002007-10-31T12:14:00.000-04:00Did you ever think, just maybe, that this was abou...Did you ever think, just maybe, that this was about good policy, and not good electoral optics?<BR/><BR/>I, for one, am glad this is going through now... I could always use the money. There's no better time to do it than when you know the Opposition won't stop you.Christian Conservativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08209597951882278141noreply@blogger.com