XPost: can.general, can.politics, ott.general
From: Canuck57@nospam.com
On 05/05/2010 8:38 PM, Ericİ wrote:
> Canuck57 wrote ...
>
>> On 05/05/2010 10:49 AM, M I Wakefield wrote:
>>> "Canuck57" wrote in message
>>> news:zPdEn.288490$wr5.58077@newsfe22.iad...
>>>
>>> Snip
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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.
>>>
>>> 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?
>>
>> Cancel away. For Ottawa, I will not even ask, just cut and keep on
>> cutting. Don't need EI, I would be a whole lot better off if EI
>> deductions from employer and myself were put in my LIRA and screw
>> government all to hell. Ditto CPP. And then they can't skim it.
>
> EI is a perfect example of modern communications cutting paperwork and
> travel The application can be done online, and the reporting done by
> telephone.
So why not let the people do the same and vote on the federal budget
directly? They will not as most people in this country would want a lot
of pork and corruption slashed right out. It is also why we don't have
an elected senate.
It is why Alberta and other provinces would be best off to leave
confederation.
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