jeudi, décembre 01, 2005
all the riches, baby, won't mean anything
Harper vows to cut GST
I have to say, I'm pretty impressed with this plan by Mr. Harper. It was a silly suggestion of my own a couple years ago - if you want to win people over, do something very visible like cut the GST. Even one percentage point is something; I like the plan. And yeah, one might compare it to the gesture by Ralph Klein in extending cash rebates to Albertans - from an economic standpoint you could probably do something a little more permanent and targeted to specific program areas, but as far as voters are concerned, giving them a little cash in their pockets isn't going to hurt your popularity. | ¶ 11:36 a.m.
I have to say, I'm pretty impressed with this plan by Mr. Harper. It was a silly suggestion of my own a couple years ago - if you want to win people over, do something very visible like cut the GST. Even one percentage point is something; I like the plan. And yeah, one might compare it to the gesture by Ralph Klein in extending cash rebates to Albertans - from an economic standpoint you could probably do something a little more permanent and targeted to specific program areas, but as far as voters are concerned, giving them a little cash in their pockets isn't going to hurt your popularity. | ¶ 11:36 a.m.
