If the Liberals had allowed through their mismanagement a $58 billion deficit, the cons would be hammering away every day, frothing, ranting, hollering and all Ignatieff can say is that the Liberals will clean up the mess (like they always do). The cons gave away $10 billion annually in GST revenue - that's $30 billion so far, took an approximately $8 billion surplus and put it on the long-term debt, and passed a law requiring all future surpluses go on the long-term debt. Their economic stupidity caused the deficit. Lowest interest rates ever but the long-term debt is more important than people's livelihoods!
So let's look ahead if that's what Ignatieff wants to do - either way, the average Joe will suffer more as either the cons do a hatchet job on federal programs (their ideological intent anyway) or the Liberals do what? I know the Liberals don't want to reveal their plans (I am trusting they have some) because Mr. H. always steals them and calls them his own (because he doesn't know how to govern) but why not at least talk about increased revenue and not always cuts to spending - and I don't mean taxes - I mean a new way of looking at the economy, innovation - by the time this recession is over India and China will be even stronger and we'll still be thinking in the 20th century box.
When Chretien says something, everyone says "oh he promised not to say anything" but he speaks for a reason and he was on the mark in his recent comments about Canada's shrinking role in the world.
