tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2248059609743937495.post7089958245043491055..comments2023-08-07T11:56:21.241-04:00Comments on Economist At Large: Budget Bladerdasheconomistatlargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16502077424040918432noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2248059609743937495.post-19782369816878426322007-03-22T16:13:00.000-04:002007-03-22T16:13:00.000-04:00The only positive I can see is that the NDP isn’t ...The only positive I can see is that the NDP isn’t running the provincial government here.<BR/><BR/>hahaha....don't tell that dr.m but bleh, his politics were always shaky anyway :)<BR/><BR/>say hi to him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2248059609743937495.post-80462372917711931392007-03-22T14:25:00.000-04:002007-03-22T14:25:00.000-04:00I don't know about the NB budget, but I am "ahem" ...I don't know about the NB budget, but I am "ahem" looking forward to the Ontario provincial budget, or maybe I shouldn't.<BR/><BR/>You know I just noticed something in all this terminology and it is the word budget - which means equality, balanced, and we have not seen one of those in an eternity. When governments say that we have balanced the budget but in fact have massive surpluses - that is not balanced, it means we are getting (for a lack of a better term, maybe you have one Dr.J) screwed.<BR/><BR/>The federal budget "okay" but it didn't go far enough. And there was a specific tax treatment on foreign loans that no one picked up but only a few of the financial experts that unless admended puts our businesses at a large disadvantage. I liked the bit on the cars though but as I said it didn't go far enough. The way I see it is that people cannot change their behaviour voluntarily, then government will, unfortunately this budget didn't provide enough carrots or sticks, so the same old will continue, but it's a start.<BR/><BR/>Cheers....got any tackles yet?<BR/> <BR/><BR/>I (and I bet you too) can't even know where to begin with the American situation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com