SigPig SigPig:
The so what is that they had as much a part as anyone in throwing tax money at failing businesses.
They didn't. In fact the watchdog confirms that CPC spending cannot be verified.
SigPig SigPig:
If by tax measures you mean raise taxes then yes. But in the environment we were/are in where the only way out was to restore consumer confidence, taking more money out of the pockets of the average family and handing it to corporations is not the best idea.
1) Can you prove that or is that just your opinion?
2) Even if the tax increases were ill-advised they still mean a smaller deficit.
SigPig SigPig:
I still maintain that the media in Canada caused a panic that blew this whole recession (at least the one on our side of the border) way out of proportion. In the process they completely killed consumer confidence so people stopped spending which made things worse. Had we only taken the time to actually survey the situation we could have saved a great deal of money, instead people demanded something, anything be done and the word of the day was bailout so that is where the money went.
Really? Then why was it the media reporting the deficit was coming when Harper was claiming roses and daisies?
Harper fucked up.