Many Canadians feel their politicians have powers and talents to make things right. In fact the opposite is true.. What all levels of government don’t know:

• Lower taxes allows economies to grow and prosper; see Ireland, U.S., Poland, etc
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• Government stay out of real estate and developing;  see Cleary, Arena fiasco, Chrysler Building
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• Socialism always fails; only variable is time; see Soviet Union, Africa, Latin America, China, India etc.
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• No difference between NDP and Liberals; see Bob Rae
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• Placing criminals ahead of victims is not justice; see Canada
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• Allowing government unions creates exorbitant pay, taxes, reduced services; see Canada
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• Free trade lowers prices, increases variety, wealth. See all empires in history, EU and NAFTA.
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• Knee jerk reaction legislation is costly; see gun registry, forced bilingualism.
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• Open-ended welfare and provincial equalization produces no improvements and facilitates status quo.  See Maritime provinces, Quebec, native Canadians.
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• Allotting students to government neighbourhood schools, not offering student choice based on competition creates weaker educational system; see a bachelor’s degree today equaling 1960 high school diploma, 15 per cent  Canadian illiteracy.
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• MP’s and MPP’s  representing their party not constituents creates weaker democracy; see Canada
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• The State causes shortages and inferior products. See Canadian health-care, CBC, LCBO, Windsor services etc.
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• Appeasement leads to conflict; see WW II, Kosovo, Bosnia, Holocaust.
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• Working against your largest supplier, customer, ally, natural cultural twin hurts the smaller party. See tariffs, border slowdowns, loss of jobs Canada vs U.S. etc.

I can go on … you get the point.. I hope.

Mickey Moulder

Mickey:

These words should strike terror in the hearts of anyone in business:

"I'm from the government and I'm here to help you."

Government.. we have too much of it.. for sure..
Well written

Wednesday, January 30th 2008 @ 10:36 PM