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   Once again in the minority, eh, 'Wakefield' . . . . the media is praising the   
   common sense changes being proposed by Kathleen Wynne's government, and you're   
   sitting in a dark room making frowny faces and decrying the   
   smarter-than-Conservatives,  Liberal government of Ontario.   
      
   Take a pill.   
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   On 23/04/2015 6:19 PM, M.I.Wakefield wrote:   
   > The losers, aside from future generations, who'll be paying off Wynne's debt   
   > for decades:   
   >   
   > 1)  Everything not mentioned below.  Spending will decrease by 5.5% a year   
   > through 2017/2018.  Since the Bank of Canada's target inflation rate is 2%,   
   and   
   > the population is growing, the Wynne government is planning to cut program   
   > spending in real terms for items not mentioned elsewhere for four straight   
   years.   
   >   
   > 2)  Postsecondary education and training.  Spending will increase by 0.1% a   
   > year through 2017/2018.  Since the Bank of Canada's target inflation rate is   
   > 2%, and the population is growing, the Wynne government is planning to cut   
   > postsecondary and training spending in real terms for four straight years.   
   >   
   > 3)  Justice.  Spending will increase by 1.5% a year through 2017/2018. Since   
   > the Bank of Canada's target inflation rate is 2%, and the population is   
   > growing, the Wynne government is planning to cut justice spending in real   
   terms   
   > for four straight years.   
   >   
   > 4)  Healthcare.  Spending will increase by 1.9% a year through 2017/18. Since   
   > the Bank of Canada's target inflation rate is 2%, and the population is   
   > growing, the Wynne government is planning to cut healthcare spending in real   
   > terms for four straight years.  This despite increasing federal   
   contributions.   
   >   
   > 5)  Education.  Spending will increase by 2% a year through 2017/2018. Since   
   > the Bank of Canada's target inflation rate is 2%, and the population is   
   > growing, the Wynne government is planning to cut education spending in real   
   > terms for four straight years.   
   >   
   >   
   > And the "winners":   
   >   
   > 1)  Children's and Social Services.  Spending will increase by 2.9% a year   
   > through 2017/2018.  The Bank of Canada's target inflation rate is 2%, and the   
   > population is growing, but this is one of the few areas under the Wynne   
   > government that might not lose ground.   
   >   
   > 2)  Interest payments.  Spending will increase by 5.7% a year through   
   2017/18.   
   > This expense is already closing in on $1 billion a month, and with Ontario's   
   > continuing deficits, prevailing interest rates, and threatened credit rating,   
   > has nowhere to go but up!  Up!  Up!   
      
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