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As for the Liberals, they balanced the books alright, but they did it, as you said, by cutting things and they’ve only given them back when an election comes around and they need to bribe the electorate. Reneging on their promise to axe the GST - an inherently regressive tax - helped a lot too.
true, the Liberals turned pretty slimy (though a cynic would argue thats an inevitability in party politics) but it must be pointed out that they put us on a very solid financial keel. how long were we in surplus? i dont doubt that all kinds of damage was done to vital programs to achieve that, but given that we were then more solid i was ready to let the Liberals efficiently start putting things back in place.
with the first-past-the-post system, vote splitting and strategic voting in response are inevitabilities. i’ve never been a strategic voter, but i can appreciate the attractiveness of the approach (is it ever effective, though?). so i agree with voting with your interests. but i can see why people want to vote against their disinterests.
in conclusion: single transferrable vote.
You know, if everyone just grew a pair (that goes for you ladies too) and also a brain, and had the balls and the smarts to both recognize what platform reflected their interests and vote for who they actually wanted, we wouldn’t need this website… that’s really going to help the Liberals more than anyone else. I mean, I hate Harper, and fear a Tory majority, but I hate the Liberals too. And if you’re thinking long term, the Grits need to go down so they have an excuse to get rid of Dion and find a real leader.re-blogged, Like Samecoe
While it’s got a thin veneer of environmentalism, this website is basically just a strategic voting machine. Type in your postal code, and it will locate your riding and tell you (based on recent polls and past election results) which party has the best chance to beat the Conservatives.
Please re-blog this.
