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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@B49G9S83wks3W
No, increase taxation on the wealthy, large corporations, and reduce corruption within the government
@8VJ7CMY4yrs4Y
Yes, but only strategic cuts that eliminate waste and inefficiencies, overall public spending on health, environment and military should be maintained but the super wealthy who make a $750,000 or more a year should be taxed more.
@8VGKFLX4yrs4Y
government should make some cuts, but we should enable the private sector to producer new and more efficient products, and then we can begin taxing those industries once they have a firm foothold in the global economy.
@8TYFKX84yrs4Y
No. It needs to clean up Revenue Canada as well as end tax evasion
@8TY7RH44yrs4Y
No, but instead, increase taxes on the wealthy, increase taxes on multinational corporations and focus on ending tax evasion.
@8SC6FBTConservative4yrs4Y
Make cuts to the government’s already high wages...
@8RDGMY34yrs4Y
No. Focus on ending tax evasion and increase taxes on the wealthy.
@8G7SCRY5yrs5Y
I think that large scale spending based on placating special interest is the real problem. An example of this would be the disproportional payouts to Quebec and the large bailouts made to eastern Canada every time there is an election.
@9BVK4972yrs2Y
NO Government employees are raping Canadians of their hard earned money no politician deserves the pay they get
@9B38TVW2yrs2Y
No, give politicians minimum wage and increase taxes on corporations
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