The Liberals' inaugural budget contains a $29.4-billion deficit for 2016 which is 10.2% of government spending. Proponents of spending argue that it is a great time for the government is going to borrow money, since interest rates are at 50 year lows. Opponents argue that the spending could get out of control and the debt could easily reach $100 billion a year by 2020.
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@9XQKGCV6mos6MO
We need to very carefully look at what we’re spending money on, especially in terms of what amounts to entertainment. Cultural parades are great, but taxes shouldn’t be funding them.
@8XJNVR33yrs3Y
No, reduce the spending on police
@8VRK2434yrs4Y
I agree with most of the above
@8VR2YRK4yrs4Y
This country has been turned into a ponzie scheme that Braganza with Trudeaus father we are dying due to immigration I can’t pay for all of them
@8VM7Z694yrs4Y
Tax the rich and large multinational corporations
@8V8HP5CConservative4yrs4Y
Eventually, yes. We should attract tax experts to work at the CRA by offering them high salaries and the cost of employing them will be repaid since tax revenues from better enforcement of current tax rules should substantially increase.
@8V8HMMN4yrs4Y
No, increase taxes on corporations and the wealthy
@8SG8RBC4yrs4Y
Decrease on non essential spending
@8S3NTLN4yrs4Y
end the war on drugs, and transition regulations to more self management to worker co-op and credit union based systems
@8PVXL7H4yrs4Y
No, increase taxes on the wealthy, reduce military spending and increase taxes on large multinational corporations instead
@8PK87HQ4yrs4Y
No. There should high taxes on the rich and large corporations and reduce government officials salaries. Also focus on ending tax evasion.
@8H6JLM35yrs5Y
No, raise taxes on the highest tax brackets and raise taxes on large corporations.
@8DMWLTN5yrs5Y
bro how are economics real just print more money
@99743DN2yrs2Y
Reduce government officials, higher taxes in wealthy and close tax evasion loopholes.
@98WXKGQ2yrs2Y
No, reduce military spending and end tax evasion while increasing taxes for MNCs and the wealthy.
@98TMH362yrs2Y
No, increase taxes on the wealthy and large multinational corporations, and reduce the number of government officials
@842VWLK4yrs4Y
no, increase taxes on multinational corporations and the wealthy, and end tax evasion.
@DrEagleTalon4yrs4Y
No, reduce military spending and raise taxes on the rich and corporations.
@3GZTJR25yrs5Y
Yes, and reduce military spending and increase taxes on large corporations especially those that manufacture goods outside of the US
@OnlyEyeNo5yrs5Y
No, increase taxes on the wealthy, close tax loopholes & cut military spending.
@2KN8TLK5yrs5Y
No. Public spending should be one of the top government expenditures. Reduce military spending, close tax loopholes and increase the taxes on the wealthy.
@8QFCFP74yrs4Y
Cut spending to the military and increase taxs for the wealthy
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