Government
is a valuable and indispensable role in making our society a better place to
live.
You don’t
have to vote for bad math or bad ethics
In the
case of Hudak's immediate goal of firing 100,000 government workers – let me say this….
We all
know the case against bureaucracy. Just say the word to yourself and
consider the images it evokes. Massive waste. Inefficiency. Poor service.
Ever-growing organizations. Mindless rules. Reams of useless forms. The term
“bureaucrat” also comes loaded with a whole host of negative connotations:
lazy, hostile, overpaid, imperious, and inflexible. In short, bureaucracy and
bureaucrats are unmitigated bad things – with absolutely no redeeming
qualities.
Conservatives
like to play on this popular prejudice by constantly equating government with
bureaucracy. Once government is thought of as “bureaucracy,” the case for
reducing it becomes obvious. Who could complain about wanting to reduce these
“armies of bureaucrats”? Everyone knows that we would all be better off with
less bureaucracy and fewer bureaucrats in our lives. So when conservatives want
to make shrinking government sound attractive, they say they are cutting
“bureaucracy” – not “programs.”
Most people value government programs –
especially in the areas of education, health and the environment – and do not
want to see them reduced; but everyone hates bureaucracy. Using the term
“bureaucracy” in this way is a rhetorical sleight-of-hand that obscures the
real costs of cutting back on government programs.
Every day
at the door I meet people who are scared that those government programs will be
cut.
Then the is the case of ethics in goverment. If we re-elect the Liberal government, wil that engage our youth? Will that instill a positive message in those who are not engaged in the process? No and No! I was a Liberal when McGuinty launched the 25/5
promise – that poverty would be reduced by 25% in 5 years. Except that he didn’t bother to provide adequate
resources to make the program work – and poverty climbed to 30% from 25%. How is that for a priority?
While many
parents struggle to put food on the table, our children’s future has been mortgaged with the weight of over $4billion of corruption and scandals. I quit the Liberal party and subsequently
joined the NDP because the emphasis is on maintaining and improving programs,
making life affordable – and the NDP will govern in an ethical manner.
An NDP government will be the right choice - they will invest in infrastructure where it's desperately needed. Every dollar invested in infrastructure for poverty and affordable housing, $1.50 is returned. That's a great return. Investing in our own people is the best investment.
With notes from Government is good.
