*For my American readers, please substitute the name Barack Obama for Dalton McGuinty, and this blog will make sense. These two men are, in essence, the same politician.
That is correct, studies show that when Premier Dalton McGuinty introduces a new tax hike (i.e. HST, eHealth, Hydro Tax, etc.) my kids can’t eat for a while as we scramble to slide more money to the government. In fact, just the other day our 3 year old looks up at me with tears in her eyes and asks if it’s true what her older sisters told her…that we will soon have to eat the cat. I replied that no, we won’t eat the cat…unless the dog gets away from me. It seemed of little consolation to her.
The honest truth is that unless McGuinty grows a spin and starts to say no to certain initiatives in an effort to balance a provincial budget (or at the very least, make an appearance to balance the budget by cutting spending), then I will have to go Amish. And let’s be honest, I can’t do that as I’m not man enough to grow the required beard.
Take health care for instance, in just 15 years this one line item will account for 77% of the provincial budget. Hey supporters of ObamaCare, come to Ontario and see your future. Oh sure, it won’t be pretty for you but we could use your tourism dollars (make sure you stop at the Falls for a viewing before McGuinty sells it to the Chinese and they move it to Beijing.)
I guess I have already moved to an Amish state of mind as we grow our own vegetables, have apple, peach, and cherry trees, grapes and a hive full of angry bees for honey. I bought a horse from a slick salesman on the corner, but who knew that Secretariat was already dead? I knew I should have watched that movie.
The good news in all of this…McGuinty should be run out of office nine months from yesterday…vote early and vote often.
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