thompso@utecfc.UUCP (Mark Thompson) (08/02/84)
Subject: Let those who vote Liberal pay off our deficit. Newsgroups: can.politics Hurray for Jim Robinson. It is too bad more Canadians don't possess his wisdom. I too get sick when I hear our economic problems get blamed on the United States. I read recently that our deficit is 7.7% of the GNP while the States' is only 5% of theirs. The U.S. happens to pay the lions share of western defence. What's the Liberal's excuse? It certainly isn't defence spending. Quite frankly those who praise Trudeau must be on drugs. The man should be shot for his wreakage of the economy. Social programs are all fine and dandy but they must be payed for somehow. Pierre doesn't have to worry about it. He's retiring to a half-million dollar mansion on a fat government pension. So much for all his crap about sharing the wealth. It gets shared alright, among the Liberal friends of Mr. Trudeau. Actually they aren't really Liberals anyway, just NDP'ers in disguise. Anyway it is too bad that those who voted for the Liberals over the last 20 years don't receive a bill for their insight. The debt is about $8,000 per Canadian so that should work out to about $18,000 or so per Liberal. The future for Canada is not promising. As our population ages the cost of supporting an increasing senior population will fall upon a decreasing working population. High technology which may help alleviate this burden, has been sadly neglected by the Liberals under Trudeau. Our large federal deficit will be tough to cut. Goodies given out by Trudeau have come to be expected and taking these away will be politically difficult for future leaders. Hopefully (I hold my breath) Canadians will have the sense to let the Conservatives have a true chance. We need to clear out all the crud in Ottawa that Trudeau has deposited over the last two decades. Actually I feel sorry for Mr. Turner. I believe he is a capable man but unfortunately he is surrounded by too much refuse that has drifted from the NDP into the Liberal party. I like the man because he told Pierre where to go(why do you think he left politics 9 years ago?). Anyway what is the prospect of disposing of the Liberal incompetents? I wish it was better. Unfortunately ethnics and French-Canadians vote too. Don't get me wrong I don't dislike these people but it is too bad their political foresight doesn't extend beyond the end of their noses(my apologies to the few who actually vote conservative). Ask them why they voted Liberal last time. Becoz Meester Trudeau ees a nice man. Where the hell are they coming from? It is too bad that the right to vote is not earned by passing some sort of awareness test. As it stands now the political parties have to address themselves to the lowest common denominator who can be easily duped by the blatant lies of the Liberals(remember wage and price controls and 18 cents a gallon!). One other thing that irks me. The medicare program. It is not bad but what is wrong with user fees to discourage hypochondriac behavior? For the truly sick these fees should be waved but those who injure themselves through acts of their choice should pay their own bills. I am refering to people who get injured while drunk(these people should also pay the full medical bills for those they injure) and injuries incurred as a result of the pursuit of dangerous activities. I fell into this last category (sports injury) last year and I don't see why the public should pay the bills. Also the premiums should be based on controllable personal habits. Smokers should be nailed as well as thoseww