No doubt you are getting lots of these...all I can say is, Ho Hum!
Margaret
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To: xxxx@xxxx
Sent: Friday, February 26, 2010 9:10 AM
Subject: Your correspondence regarding Budget 2010
Thank
you for your correspondence, and for taking the time to provide your
views and recommendations for Budget 2010. Your participation in the
pre-budget consultation process is appreciated, and I can assure you
that your suggestions will be reviewed as we move forward.
Given
the ongoing weakness of the global economy, our Government’s immediate
priority is to stay on course and fully implement Canada’s Economic
Action Plan. A plan that is helping Canadians, while securing the
emerging economic recovery. Specifically, this means:
- Lowering taxes for Canadians and Canadian businesses;
- Improving Employment Insurance benefits to help those in need;
- Modernizing federal infrastructure to better serve Canadians;
- Investing in higher education, science and technology to create the economy of tomorrow;
- Providing assistance to sectors and communities most seriously affected by the economic downturn; and
- Making available extraordinary support to improve access to financing.
Our
Government will stay the course, and continue to work to ensure a
disciplined approach to fiscal planning. Once the economic recovery is
secure, our Government will begin the return to balanced budgets.
As
Canada’s Economic Action Plan is a 2-year plan, significant ongoing
financial commitments are already in place. As a result, all new
investments must be aligned with our objective of a return to balanced
budgets. We will follow through on the exit strategy built into the
plan, by ensuring that the temporary measures in the plan end as
scheduled. As well, we have committed to keeping taxes low, while
protecting the growth track of major transfers to support seniors,
children, and provincial and territorial governments.
Spending
growth on direct program spending – the component of total program
spending which the Government of Canada has the greatest control over –
will be restrained as necessary as we transition back to balanced
budgets.
Our Government will provide Canadians with an update to its economic and fiscal projections in Budget 2010.
Again, thank you for writing and contributing to the federal budget planning process.
Sincerely,
James M. Flaherty
Please don't be so stupid , we are in a
recession.
If you can't see they had no choice, please don't
bother me any more.
Joan
In the spectrum of choices, there are many less fiscally damaging than a $55 million deficit.
Regarding our stance, it might be helpful for you to understand that with all the voices
telling the government to spend more there is barely any counterbalance
to that apart from the CTF. Without this counterbalance government
deficit spending would be any worse.
You are always free to unsubscribe, and that "manage your
subscription" link is at the bottom of every update email. However, it
would be discouraging to have you unsubscribe on a single issue. We
take a stance on a variety of issues, and given the wide swath of
supporters we have, it is not expected that every supporter would agree
on every single issue.
Remember this is a minority
government so some of the blame for the current spending strategy is applicable
to the Liberals, NDP, and Block Quebecois.
Please include the leaders and
finance dept critics in this memo and retrurn it to me.
Thanks
Dale
This is a very good point, Dale. ALL parties must know that Canadians care about balanced budgets. Contact information for our political leaders can be found at the bottom of this page: http://www.taxpayer.com/node/10951. Finance critics follow below:
Liberal Finance Critic John McCallum
House of Commons, Room 209 Justice Building
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6
Tel: 613 996-3374 / Fax: 613 992-3921/ Email:
[email protected].
New Democrat Finance Critic Thomas Mulcair
House of Commons, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6
Bloc Quebecois Finance Critic Jean-Yves Laforest
House of Commons, Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6
Thank you, for your leadership....we will do our best.
Pete
The $15,000 plus we owe, is that per taxpayer or citizen?
Joan & Al
This is per capita (citizen): $511 billion divided by 33 million.
For the 75% of us who DO NOT have PENSIONS, Income Trusts
remain number one issue. The Marshall Savings Plan should be your number two
issue.
Then reducing individuals taxes and raising the taxes on
wealthy people and corporations.
They have way too many tax deductions and end up paying
little or no taxes.
Then reduce MP's pensions benefits etc same for govt
employees.
Reduce the size of govt.
Why so silent on the income trust fraud. There was no tax
leakage but there sure is now.
PeterWe have talked about income trusts numerous times, as this search shows. We also contend that the income tax code must be drastically
simplified (meaning less loopholes) and the rates lowered for all, as our Lower, Simpler, Flatter report shows. In pre-deficit times, we also supported the move towards lower corporate income taxes. We would love to see that continue, though ending these killer deficits is a higher priority. As well, we completely agree that the size of government should be reduced and that MP and public employee defined-benefit pension plans should be eliminated.
What do you think of a Robin Hood Tax?
Michael
If this is STEALING from the rich to give to the poor, the question remains why the government has to STEAL from anybody. Quite simply, the government must reduce spending.
This is what I am going to say to Flaherty.
"I agree with everything the Canadian Taxpayers Federation advocates except
the 30% decrease in Provincial Equilization because that may mean more
cuts to health care. The Feds should never have agreed to funding
these unnecessary Recreation Centres that municipalities are building
as part of the stimulus spending package. If they wanted to fund
buildings, they should have funded seniors housing and geared-to-income
seniors apartments. They need to cut military spending, get out of
that war and cut funding to foreign countries. NOT RAISE OUR TAXES,
NOR CUT OUR HEALTH CARE. Our taxes should be lowered and our health
care increased to cover necessary dental and pain relief such as
physiotherapy and massage therapy. Foreigners do not pay Canadian
taxes, nor do they vote so I do not understand why Harper has to
promise our money to them".
Thanks for keeping me informed. I am a low income retiree so
cannot afford to support you financially but do appreciate your email
updates.
Hillary