tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post7823683697159201517..comments2023-10-25T07:29:40.789-02:30Comments on UNCLE GNARLEY: 2015 BUDGET: WHO IS AFRAID OF THE FISCAL CLIFF?Des Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02566013585647491614noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-34794271620833913892015-05-06T10:23:27.542-02:302015-05-06T10:23:27.542-02:30Dick Alexander and the NLEC will gain back no cred...Dick Alexander and the NLEC will gain back no credibility by their stance. For that matter it would be difficult to gain back that which they never had. His objection and that of his constituency is that a tax increase will take money out of their pockets and the only spending he challenges is that spent on the public sector. He is quite content to see the continued largess of government spending that flows to the private sector. Advocating for others to swallow the bitter pill that is needed while avoiding for yourself is rank hypocrisy, not anything that should gain you credibility.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-35290466748207649212015-05-03T13:48:55.528-02:302015-05-03T13:48:55.528-02:30Great summary of a very serious problem. Given whe...Great summary of a very serious problem. Given where we are at this point, did Mr. Davis not realize this when he announced a new courthouse, plus they keep dangling a carrot in front of the people in Corner Brook regarding a new hospital that will never be built. How uninformed are the people of this province not to see what a farce this is. Cheap petty politics. There was not one mention of the government pension plan which is hanging on by a thread, so much so that they are prepared to crucify some retirees to get back money for a mistake that they are responsible for. While a reduction in staff may be more than justified, the more people they have on pension, the greater the liability that exists for the solvency of the plan. Dwight Ball and the liberal party will have there hands full when they have to deal with that issue. <br /><br />There are no easy answers in addressing the magnitude of the provincial budget. The one thing we do know, wonder boy Danny is gone and so is money. It was insulting to hear Davis to even reference the set up of a monetary fund similar to what other oil rich countries have done. The level of debt per person in this province is staggering, yet these idiots keep getting elected. For once I would like for someone to come forward to tell the truth and provide a real sense of reality as to just what our fiscal situation is like and how we might move forward. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-34414145603718982452015-05-01T12:07:45.663-02:302015-05-01T12:07:45.663-02:30I love the reference in this blog made to self-int...I love the reference in this blog made to self-interest on two different occasions in this blog. That is the attribute, of the politicians, that has gotten the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in the dire economic situation we have experience since our existence. Whenever a resource has been chosen to be developed in our province, the first to be serviced economically from it are the politicians who are in charge of the development and those chosen by the politicians to be the primary benefactors of the resource. It appears to me that politicians always have to make themselves rich by creating a legacy out of anything they do and of course with that type of governance our province only gets the dregs out of the resources developed. Newfoundland and Labrador should have had the best economic conditions in the whole of Canada, if not the World, given its rich natural resource base and great strategic location, but those economic conditions never panned out simply because of self-interests. It appears to me that our politicians have held absolute power, there were no auditors to oversee anything.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15834502212551148848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-2300823351372631862015-05-01T10:08:56.637-02:302015-05-01T10:08:56.637-02:30Des...I couldn't agree more. I put the blame...Des...I couldn't agree more. I put the blame squarely on the shoulders of Mr. Williams, Ms Dunderdale, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Kennedy et. al. I also include the cheerleaders at the St. John's BoT, and the business community in general for supporting massive spending increases and Muskrat Falls.<br />At the annual general meeting of the NLEC Bill Barry pointed out that he asked Mr. Earl Ludlow, "could we see a doubling of our hydro rates?". Ludlow's response was "Yes we could". Yet not a word from the media, the opposition, BoT, etc. The ramifications of this debacle on top of what has already occured are not understood by the general public. I fear for the future of this province.<br />If there ever was a time for real conservatism to rise it's now but I doubt it.<br />Keith R.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com