Harper's clapping seals were beyond
nauseating this morning as he made his "public address"
that was not open to any members of the public. Tax cuts! Tax cuts!
Money is god. All Canadians want is tax cuts! Never mind that lets
out everyone who does not earn enough to pay any taxes (i.e. those
who are not making enough to live on). No! I truly believe Canadians
are not that shallow or money-grubbing. We want healthcare for
everyone. We want excellent education for all our children. We want
our environment and water and species at risk preserved. We don't
want our kids dying in a desert on the other side of the world. We
want honesty, openness, transparency, and accountability in our
government. We want everyone to earn a living wage (if you work 30+
hours a week you should be able to live on that, but a lot of folks
don't earn enough no matter how long they work). We want programs for
our seniors and veterans. We want programs to keep kids out of gangs.
We want rehabilitation of convicts, not warehousing. We want sane
regulations instead of a war on drugs (aka our kids). We want bridges
that are safe and roads that don't wreck our vehicles. We want
justice and equality, not hate-mongering and fear. We want to know
what the hell is going on with First Nations women and girls that
they get disappeared so often. We want better!
I have heard of this study. The results, as I recall, were overwhelmingly positive. And in unexpected ways: declines in domestic violence, more high school graduates/lower dropout rates, declines in workplace injuries, etc. It was a phenomenal social experiment. It is a great pity the powers that were at the time did not have the backbone or the foresight to enact a national program. Just think where we might be now if they had!
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