Comment 62626

By Shempatolla (registered) - website | Posted April 23, 2011 at 21:58:10

Actually we are in a lot better shape than the Americans. There are about 293000 Canadians in the public service which works out to about .90 percent of the population. In the USA there is a stunning 23 million people employed by the US government which works out to a whopping %6.9 percent of the population and almost doubles the 12 million still employed in the manufacturing sector.

Having said that we are tip toeing across a slippery slope. I want less government in my life not more. I want the federal government to stay out of provincial jurisdictions, I want the provincial governments to stay out of the way of municipalities which have the most impact in our lives and I want the municpalities to stay out of the way of entrepreneurs and actually help them drive prosperity in this country.

We need to address some serious issues in this country that are coming on like the 5:30 freight to Winnepeg and they aren't being discussed in any degree of seriousness in this election.

Healthcare spending cannot keep increasing at 6% a year. It will bankrupt us. No one is talking about it except in platitudes. The left in an effort to maintain control over what they see as a sacred cow repeatedly wails about the spectre of "US style for profit healthcare" while refusing to admit that the US and Canada have maybe the two worst systems in the developed world and refuse to acknowledge that there are other options that work way better.

The right .....terrified of being labeled "republican" or "uncaring" over the issue and losing elections says all the right things while whistling past the dark alley.

Ahhhh frig... It's late, I'm tired, I don't have enough room here to finish this rant.

To be contined

Comment edited by Shempatolla on 2011-04-23 21:58:31

Cheers

Greg Galante

Hamilton

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