- To Harper and His Ideologically Based Policies, 'Realities are Irrelevant'

Reply Posted: 4:11 PM on January 31, 2011

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Reply to - dan1114 (3:24 PM on January 31, 2011):


I think this article very clearly in a logical and rational form, debunks the Harper, Flaherty claims about the benefits of the corporate tax cuts, especially if one's priority is creating job, stimulating the economy and encouraging investment.

Also, for the record, as I recall, the Liberals in fact did not support the tax cuts in the '07 budget vote. At the time of the vote there were approx 6 Liberals in the Chamber, the Liberal Whip requested that others who had arrived after the doors were closed be allowed in to vote and were refused. Those Liberals allowed to vote voted against it.

The above is neither here nor there because:

Quite frankly that was then and this is now.

Anyone that thinks that Canada's economy and circumstances are the same ought not be allowed to vote on the upcoming budget, let alone be part of the government proposing it.

And, that is the point. Harper, Flaherty and the Con's are simply too extremist, too ideological to moderate their policies based on the underlying realities.

That is a fundamental distinction of being ideological - The policy is not based on the realities but on the emotions of a few. When the times and circumstances change their policies stay the same simply because to ideologically based policies the realities are irrelevant.

Pragmatic based policies are, by definition, based on the underlying realities and are flexible enough to change with the demands of the times.


Ideologically based policies are relics of a distant 'dank ages' and a modern, commercially based, tolerant society is simply far too complex and changes far too rapidly to be run on an ideological basis.

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