XPost: can.general, can.politics, ott.general   
   From: pepper@mega.ca   
      
   > "Canuck57"  wrote in message   
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   >> But the real problem stems from Ottawa, they have never tightened their   
   belt and are 30   
   >> years overdue on a major house cleaning to reduce waste and debt-spending.    
   Long   
   >> overdue.   
      
   "M I Wakefield"  wrote   
   > The size of the Federal public service as a percentage of the total   
   population is   
   > relatively constant ... and railing against Ottawa is on limited usefulness   
   ... less   
   > than 1/3 of public servants are located there.   
   >   
   > The only way to get major cuts is to cancel programs and eliminate local   
   offices.   
   >   
   > So what programs would you eliminate, and how far should someone have to   
   travel to file   
   > an EI claim?   
      
   Maybe we could get rid of those Senators that Harper just stuffed into our tax   
   pockets -   
   at a minimum cost of $6 million/year (before travel expenses+) and who can sit   
   on their   
   fat 'Duffs' until age 75 ?   
      
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