XPost: can.general, can.politics, ott.general   
   From: Canuck57@nospam.com   
      
   On 05/05/2010 3:05 PM, Alan Baker wrote:   
   > In article,   
   >   "pepper@mega.ca"  wrote:   
   >   
   >>> "Canuck57"  wrote in message   
   >>> Snip   
   >>>   
   >>>> 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 ?   
   >   
   > You think each Senator costs $6 million annually? You'll have to back   
   > that up.   
      
   Air fares, hotels, second residence, partially tax free income,   
   secretaries and hookers.  Booze and parties.  Special lobster dinners   
   and conventions that mater dick to the average person.   
      
   And not one MP or senator is working on the real problems of debt,   
   deficit and government mismanagement of the system that caused this   
   depression.  Not a one.  All heads up their asses on this one.   
      
   Oh, they are looking for excuses to raise 5 billion or so to rebuild   
   parliament for more of their lazy bickering self serving geriatric asses.   
      
   The whole lot isn't worth one salary.   
      
   > You think (even if that's true) that the $630 million it represents is   
   > really the problem. You're a fool.   
   >   
      
      
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