tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post1890255527914263041..comments2024-03-29T04:13:44.353-04:00Comments on BigCityLib Strikes Back: Nicholls Sees A Patternbigcitylibhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05081538803991095825noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-86797090174609217282011-01-09T21:24:38.144-05:002011-01-09T21:24:38.144-05:00Good point Harvie. That story about Baird making t...Good point Harvie. That story about Baird making the rounds today cannot help.Gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08112657859825911939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-82077102089875657912011-01-09T19:11:05.466-05:002011-01-09T19:11:05.466-05:00This Conservative's $.02?
The need for politi...This Conservative's $.02?<br /><br />The need for politicians to secure funding privately has contributed to the illness of the politics of back-scratching.. It really amounts to legal graft where you organize fund raisers and then the degree to which you have been a "good soldier" impacts directly on:<br /><br />a) your ability to have a "private" conversation with government; and<br /><br />b) your ability to secure government goodies like political appointments.<br /><br />This is what caused me to leave the PC party of Alberta.. And by encouraging more, not less of this, the Cons are mistake.Robert G. Harvie, Q.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10414822301931567654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-51726341197478332402011-01-09T16:46:35.522-05:002011-01-09T16:46:35.522-05:00If the Liberals were aware that the subsidy is goi...If the Liberals were aware that the subsidy is going, they definatly have failed to secure funding through their members. I think the NDP was actually better at raising money, and who knows what's going to happen to the Greens or the Bloc.ridenrainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15238308195535796308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-10157539148008051752011-01-09T16:13:20.487-05:002011-01-09T16:13:20.487-05:00Oh yes. A HUGE shock. Because Harper has only been...Oh yes. A HUGE shock. Because Harper has only been harping on this one for years now.<br /><br />Something tells me the opposition is pretty well aware this one is coming down the pipe, what with Harper signalling this is going to be an election issue ever since the last time he tried to do this and all...Gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08112657859825911939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-47797367395900531602011-01-09T16:00:46.914-05:002011-01-09T16:00:46.914-05:00"it isn't top of mind for anyone I know&q..."it isn't top of mind for anyone I know"<br /><br />The subsidy has far greater traction than the census does. Taxpayers dollars given to political parties is far more unpopular than some prying form that most people ignored anyways.<br /><br />This is pure win for the Conservatives and going to be a huge shock to other parties who should have been working to get donations.ridenrainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15238308195535796308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-91973555662264083972011-01-09T15:36:16.964-05:002011-01-09T15:36:16.964-05:00I think a proposed elimination of the vote subsidy...I think a proposed elimination of the vote subsidy could be the poison pill that will cause an election. This spring could be the best time for the Conservatives to have an election. The Cons just need the opposition to defeat the gov't. Then, the Cons can state that the opposition wasn't willing to make parliament work. Remember, the Cons only need about 40% of the vote to get a majority. The other 60% doesn't matter.Skinny Dipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12818163310102120130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-55294275864183359992011-01-09T15:03:09.107-05:002011-01-09T15:03:09.107-05:00"we're willing to remove the tax credit c..."we're willing to remove the tax credit completely too, if you like."<br /><br />Really? Do you have a link to where that is an official plank of the CPC platform, or even where a single CPC MP has said as much?<br /><br />ThanksGaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08112657859825911939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-67950407895598268062011-01-09T14:57:41.085-05:002011-01-09T14:57:41.085-05:00After all, the last time the Conservatives targete...<b>After all, the last time the Conservatives targeted these subsidies it nearly triggered a constitutional crisis . . .</b><br /><br />Even worse, it triggered an existential crisis for the Libs, Dippers and Greens.<br /><br /><b>Then they should ask why the CPC are attacking the voter subsidy</b><b>The reality is that taxpayers are subsidizing the Conservatives the most based on donations</b><br /><br />Cons sacrifice more for their party, so of course they should recieve a larger credit. <br /><br />However, we're willing to remove the tax credit completely too, if you like.<br /><br />No matter how the left attempts to attack the Cons on this issue, the left comes out as losers. Keep up the good work. :PGerrard787https://www.blogger.com/profile/14313108762970361402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-72343291762746898472011-01-09T14:32:59.402-05:002011-01-09T14:32:59.402-05:00The reality is that taxpayers are subsidizing the ...The reality is that taxpayers are subsidizing the Conservatives the most based on donations. By wanting to get rid of the voter subsidy, the Conservatives send a message that it wants to be the most taxpayer subsidized party based on donations.<br /><br />Donations as a percentage of total taxpayer party revenue (Est. calculated from Elections Canada):<br /><br />Average = 48%<br /><br />Conservative = 57%<br />Liberal = 49%<br />NDP = 38%<br />Bloc = 15%<br />Green = 32%<br /><br />The subsidy per vote accounts for the remaining percentage = 100 - x.Skinny Dipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12818163310102120130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-21423472122924623112011-01-09T13:48:05.018-05:002011-01-09T13:48:05.018-05:00Gayle makes a good point about CPC supporters gett...Gayle makes a good point about CPC supporters getting back taxpayer money for donating to the Conservative Party. The other parties should point this out.Skinny Dipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12818163310102120130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-80340848400978856062011-01-09T11:38:44.629-05:002011-01-09T11:38:44.629-05:00LPC should point out how much money CPC supporters...LPC should point out how much money CPC supporters get back in tax relief because of their donations. Then they should ask why the CPC are attacking the voter subsidy, which is designed to allow smaller parties like the Greens compete, and not the tax write off, which benefits CPC most of all.Gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08112657859825911939noreply@blogger.com