tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7600258.post112952170624663049..comments2024-03-25T01:20:22.817-04:00Comments on a bengali in TO: When Politicians Lie ...mezbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16450639860657867772noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7600258.post-1130541881588209922005-10-28T19:24:00.000-04:002005-10-28T19:24:00.000-04:00You're certainly entitled to your opinion, but aft...You're certainly entitled to your opinion, but after public services were cut to the bone under the Conservatives, I'm glad we've got a government that's putting money into schools and health care.<BR/><BR/>As for Mike Harris keeping his promises, he promised smaller government (specifically promising that he wouldn't merge Hamilton), merged several cities.<BR/><BR/>He also promised that he wouldn't close hospitals, and they shut dozens of hospitals across Ontario.<BR/><BR/>He broke lots of promises, but people have forgotten them.Rodneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00462137824507804219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7600258.post-1130210038345911542005-10-24T23:13:00.000-04:002005-10-24T23:13:00.000-04:00Hi Rodney, thanx for visiting.The difference in th...Hi Rodney, thanx for visiting.<BR/><BR/>The difference in the Conservatives is that it's John Tory that's leading, not Ernie Eves. Whatever damage Harris did to Ontario, and I believe his privatization and cutbacks did a lot, he did not lie. He promised, and he acted on it.<BR/><BR/>I believe McGuinty lied. He KNEW the he would have to raise taxes but he promised he wouldn't.<BR/><BR/>"In politics, there are too many who will do the popular thing, rather than the right thing."<BR/><BR/>You said that.<BR/><BR/>I believe the right thing for McGuinty to do would have been to keep his promise. Rather than increase taxes, he should have cut funding for something else. Priorities.mezbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16450639860657867772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7600258.post-1130192636655920442005-10-24T18:23:00.000-04:002005-10-24T18:23:00.000-04:00"Breaking your promise is when you made a promise ..."Breaking your promise is when you made a promise in good faith, but on coming to power you realized the situation is bad and you cannot keep your word. That can be forgiven. Not lying."<BR/><BR/>In 2003, the Conservatives hid a $6 billion deficit and told people that Ontario could afford billions in tax cuts.<BR/><BR/>Wouldn't you be rewarding the PC's for lying and hiding their deficit by voting for them again?<BR/><BR/>Dalton said in 2003 that he wouldn't cut taxes because schools and hospitals needed that money. That's still true. And that's why raising taxes to pay for health care was the right thing to do, even though it made people mad and hurt him politically.<BR/><BR/>In politics, there are too many who will do the popular thing, rather than the right thing.Rodneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00462137824507804219noreply@blogger.com