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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@B2HMZCY3mos3MO
Does it matter when all of tax payers dollars are earmarked for newcomers or beneficiaries of corporate stocks?
@9TC77NN7mos7MO
yes, you need to cut public spending to a level where we are not continually running a deficit. If the government doesn't control spending, the debt will become unmanageable. the only people that win are the banks because the government has to pay interest payment before anything else.
@B28TZG53mos3MO
Yes, but only for non essential services like public art sectors while incresing taxes on arge multinational corporations instead but not to the point of losing rheir buisness which would hurt the economy more in the long run.
@8YBZ2C63yrs3Y
Yes. There are certain things like education and healthcare which I believe should be priorities. However, there should be cuts to certain things. For example, the amount of admin on a school board. There are far too many random people on school admin which are not needed, they are not teachers and are not necessary for the school to be run.
@8YBZ2C63yrs3Y
Yes. There are certain things like education and healthcare which I believe should be priorities. However, there should be cuts to certain things. For example, the amount of admin on a school board. There are far too many random people on school admin which are not needed, they are not teachers and are necessarily for the school to be run.
@8TDHYSS4yrs4Y
Yes, and run a more efficient system by reducing government created jobs.
@8SX598Z4yrs4Y
Yes, but do it in a slow way so that the economy and the country isn't negatively affected
@8RSSKD34yrs4Y
Yes, lower spending and raise taxes on cooperation's
@8DTXS2FConservative5yrs5Y
The government spends foolishly so yes make cuts. Let citizens decide where the money goes from there paycheque.stop throwing money to the indigenous as that is not solving anything. Stop spending on immigrants who live off of the system. Stop throwing money at things that not help the whole economy
No, increase taxes on the wealthy and multinational corporations, as well as reducing military spending, cutting subsidies to fossil fuel corporations, and preventing the wealthy from loop-holing their way out of taxes
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