Great article, there's a saying I got from a American youtuber, "you don't make problems for you enemy, you make many dilemmas, none of which are good choices" JT has done this. I'm watching jesperson atm, and he's showing pp trying to talk to the budget, and the guy doesn't have any punches to throw. Great article!
I think Poilievre is indeed a student of (recent) political history, but I think the lessons for him are a little closer to home. Poilievre and his former girlfriend clearly have looked south of the border and made the (perhaps correct) observation that there is no downside to lying. And when you decide that you are going to lie to voters, it does not matter if it is a small lie or a big lie. So, go for the big lie.
So far this seems to work, together with the “verb the noun” slogans. There is no need or even a desire to adopt a particular political philosophy like fiscal conservatism. There is none, and we should assume there is one somewhere hidden.
Now, this budget was intended to get back in the game and at least try to get back somewhat in the driver seat. Next year, it is an election budget. There are so many options for the Liberals to make the vote matter, and they should not be shy to put them in the budget. Examples are:
- Create a new tax bracket for income over $500k.
- Double the personal amount for Canadians under 35 (we want to give you the option to save for a down payment, so on the first 30k that you earn, you will pay no taxes).
- Capital gain forgiveness for landlords that adhere to stricter rental controls than what the lousy provinces have legislated.
Great article, there's a saying I got from a American youtuber, "you don't make problems for you enemy, you make many dilemmas, none of which are good choices" JT has done this. I'm watching jesperson atm, and he's showing pp trying to talk to the budget, and the guy doesn't have any punches to throw. Great article!
Good article. I agree. The more the likes of Bill Morneau oppose the cap gains tax the more I like it!
I think Poilievre is indeed a student of (recent) political history, but I think the lessons for him are a little closer to home. Poilievre and his former girlfriend clearly have looked south of the border and made the (perhaps correct) observation that there is no downside to lying. And when you decide that you are going to lie to voters, it does not matter if it is a small lie or a big lie. So, go for the big lie.
So far this seems to work, together with the “verb the noun” slogans. There is no need or even a desire to adopt a particular political philosophy like fiscal conservatism. There is none, and we should assume there is one somewhere hidden.
Now, this budget was intended to get back in the game and at least try to get back somewhat in the driver seat. Next year, it is an election budget. There are so many options for the Liberals to make the vote matter, and they should not be shy to put them in the budget. Examples are:
- Create a new tax bracket for income over $500k.
- Double the personal amount for Canadians under 35 (we want to give you the option to save for a down payment, so on the first 30k that you earn, you will pay no taxes).
- Capital gain forgiveness for landlords that adhere to stricter rental controls than what the lousy provinces have legislated.
And so on.
Poilievre's "Lastest verb the noun catch phrase" 😂 lol! this is why I read Scrimshaw.