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Should the government make cuts to public spending in order to reduce the national debt?

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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 @93BF3LLfrom Ontario  answered…3yrs3Y

Options D,E,F,G,H,I

 @8ZYCC8Gfrom Ontario  answered…3yrs3Y

Increase taxes on small things so people don't notice and feel it's small change. Things upto $1000 for example.

 @8YZ6YTSfrom Ontario  answered…3yrs3Y

all the above.

 @8V6GHWQfrom Ontario  answered…4yrs4Y

No, but government positions and institution should be subject to audits that promote efficiency, and taxes should be raised to cover the costs

 @8TJJNGRConservativefrom Ontario  answered…4yrs4Y

No, and do not raise taxes on the wealthy as that isn’t fair.

  @8TFVW57New Democraticfrom Ontario  answered…4yrs4Y

Public spending should be based on the value it provides Canadians and governmental institutions.

 @8QLN8WVfrom Ontario  answered…4yrs4Y

Drastically reducing the benefits and salaries of government officials AND increasing taxeson multinational corporations.

 @9CMYDJ5from Ontario  answered…2yrs2Y

Anything that's unessasry

 @9CMY88HConservativefrom Ontario  answered…2yrs2Y

I do not understand the question

 @8FMSYXBfrom Ontario  answered…5yrs5Y

Yes, but only if it does not interfere with any essential things

 @9CMRXJ4from Ontario  answered…2yrs2Y

If they are not important

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 @ISIDEWITH submitted…5mos5MO

Kamala Harris is considering running for president again in 2028

Kamala Harris has been lying low since her defeat in the presidential race, unwinding with family and senior aides in Hawaii before heading back to the nation’s capital.But privately, the vice president has been instructing advisers and allies to keep her options open — whether for a possible 2028 presidential run, or even to run for governor in her home state of California in two years. As Harris has repeated in phone calls, “I am staying in the fight.”She is expected to explore those and other possible paths forward with family members over the winter holiday season, according to five people in the Harris inner circle, who were granted anonymity to discuss internal dynamics. Her deliberations follow an extraordinary four months in which Harris went from President Joe Biden’s running mate to the top of the ticket, reenergizing Democrats before ultimately crashing on election night.“She doesn’t have to decide if she wants to run for something again in the next six months,” said one former Harris campaign aide. “The natural thing to do would be to set up some type of entity that would give her the opportunity to travel and give speeches and preserve her political relationships.”“She doesn’t have to decide if she wants to run for something again in the next six months,” said one former Harris campaign aide. “The natural thing to do would be to set up some type of entity that would give her the opportunity to travel and give speeches and preserve her political relationships.”Harris concedes: 'We must accept the results of this election'SharePlay VideoMost immediately, Harris and her advisers are working to define how and when she will speak out against Donald Trump and reassert her own role in the Democratic Party. Closing out her term as vice president, she’s set to preside over certifying the November election she lost to Trump, and then appear at the once-and-future president’s inauguration on Jan. 20.“There will be a desire to hear her voice, and there won’t be a vacuum for long,” a person close to Harris said.At the same time, Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, will have a long checklist to plow through before they leave the Naval Observatory for good.They have to decide whether they’ll take up permanent residence at their home in Los Angeles, or establish a base elsewhere. No matter where Harris and her family live, some around her have expressed concerns about safety, as her Secret Service protection expires six months after stepping away.

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