tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post4227858225321666315..comments2024-02-07T16:22:39.625-05:00Comments on Jeff Jedras: Can we support this budget as is? NoUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-50986961703437065382009-01-28T23:39:00.000-05:002009-01-28T23:39:00.000-05:00Mclea, the only Liberal budget in the last 25 year...Mclea, the only Liberal budget in the last 25 years that even remotely resembles this budget is the last Paul Martin (and Layton) NDP that tried to please everyone with his many priorities. Of course, one big difference: that one was still balanced.<BR/><BR/>Just because you don't like this budget doesn't make it a Liberal budget, although I know it's natural to label things you don't like Liberal, even if it's done by your own government. But the fact is the three Harper/Flaherty budgets have each spent significantly more than the Chretien and Martin Liberals ever did. <BR/><BR/>Maybe it's time to reconsider your definitions of Liberal and Conservative when it comes to fiscal policy, yeah?Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14971310821484459106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-57008208870926261362009-01-28T10:51:00.000-05:002009-01-28T10:51:00.000-05:00Now, we can’t we-write this budget into the budget...<I>Now, we can’t we-write this budget into the budget that the Liberals, or the coalition, would have written.</I><BR/><BR/>You don't have to, Harper wrote it for you.<BR/><BR/>This is going to be an entertaining exercise, watching the Liberals try to find ways to complain about a Liberal budget.McLeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09165834242136713347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-3126528651199149542009-01-28T10:50:00.000-05:002009-01-28T10:50:00.000-05:00I largely agree with you on this one. Obviously, I...I largely agree with you on this one. Obviously, I think that a Liberal-NDP coalition could deliver a much better budget. However, the Conservatives have clearly made some significant concessions. The amendments that you propose are fairly reasonable, although I would add one or two more to the list. If accepted by the government, the budget should be passed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com