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the progression of tax breaks followed by his resignation is a logical course of action to take.
Lik 發表於 2010-11-3 11:24

why?

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Finally....

BiscottiGelato

I guess this is a good move to pacify the peasants, and hopefully this means people will actually vote Liberal instead of NDP coming next election.

I have no doubt they can find someone much more politically smart than Campbell, pleasing the people and opposition by doing useless things, etc. I don't know if they can find anyone to replace him that is as efficient as he is, and will get as much work done... Hopefully I'm wrong on this one...

P.S. They couldn't possibly have pushed out HST and a 15% tax cut when they initially proposed HST. During the depth of the financial meltdown and recession, they were already worried about the fiscal health of the coming years. Only showed that at least they cared some what about fiscal responsibility... They are not NDP after all.

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    so the 15% income tax cut is gone too ?
boss2007 發表於 2010-11-3 11:00

你就想~

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Why not 15% tax cut and HST at the same time?  Lib says HST is revenue neutral.  Unless they lie about that too.

Don't be silly,  Liberal or NDP is about fiscal responsibility for their friends and family.

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Why not 15% tax cut and HST at the same time?  Lib says HST is revenue neutr ...
Look4chrisng 發表於 2010-11-3 11:52

Check out the state of the coffer and state of the economy at the end of the NDP reign vs now. Not to mention we just spent tons on Olympics and also got through the toughest recession post-Depression. Putting Liberal and NDP in the same regard in terms of economy and fiscal responsibility is just plain wrong.

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BiscottiGelato

After reading Gordon Campbell's statement. I think years later, after people get over their emotions on the HST fiasco, experts and critiques will rate Campbell as one of the greater premiers BC have ever had.

Who else would put their own head on the line to push out the HST, for the good of the province, at that time? Yes he 'lied', but he did what's better for the province at ultimately what is his own expense. Quoting his statement today:

"My goal is to return public attention to what is important to British Columbians - their jobs, their families and how government can best support them.

That is what the decision on the HST was all about. I hope that my announcement today will allow British Columbians to move forward and fully consider the HST and the alternative on their merits between now and September 2011."

I am not saying he's resigning solely because of this, but ultimately he is hanging his hat up so people will actually look at HST for what it is (business efficiency, Federal grants, cost in revoking the HST, etc). As politicians go, it's difficult to do better than that.

And this is before mentioning how his 2 terms have brought BC out from one of the poorest province fiscal-wise and economy-wise, to be among the best.

Lik

the progression of tax breaks followed by his resignation is a logical course of action to take.
Lik 發表於 2010-11-3 11:24

It is a logical course of progress when you think of it as what it is -- damage control. You try the smaller things first to see if that's enough to control the damage. And if the lighter measures aren't working (or working well enough), you adopt moves that are more drastic.

Why not 15% tax cut and HST at the same time?  Lib says HST is revenue neutral.  Unless they lie about that too.
Look4chrisng 發表於 2010-11-3 11:52

The 15% personal income tax cut is nothing more than an attempt to bribe the voters back into voting Liberals again at the next provincial election. When the HST was announced/adopted, the Liberals have been in office for too long and were too conceited to understand the consequences of pushing a tax increase (what the HST effective amounted to) through.

As I have said since day 1, the idea of the HST is not bad at all. However, the execution was completely flawed. Had the Liberals understood this at the time of the proposal, they could easily have pushed it through by announcing a 1 or 2% reduction in the PST portion of the HST. Something as small as that would have been enough to keep the majority sufficiently happy. They'll probably still grumble and stuff, but the backlash won't be anything nearly as bad as it is now.

-Lik