You speak on that like the Liberals are the default. We all need to fucking stop with that crap, it’s pretty much the only reason they ever get elected at all. In 2021 the NDP well over half the votes the Liberals did and that’s with “strategic” voting. We can stop this at any point.
Most Canadians want fiscal conservatism with a safety net, and social progressiveness. The liberals sit in the center and when they get their messaging right, they tick this big box. So they do win by default. I would personally love more progressive fiscal policies, but only if I trust who’s doing it not to tank the economy, and that’s a bit rare.
And that’s exactly the problem. “Fiscal conservatism”, which really just means slashing taxes on the most rich and leaving the rest of us out to dry, is incredibly irresponsible and has never worked. If anyone trusts Carney to run our economy then they should trust someone who is at least trying to give us progressive financial policies far more. Even if they fail, they aren’t the one actively chasing the option that is guaranteed to fall apart and that means there’s a far greater chance for success.
Besides, we throw around the word “trust” and “confidence a lot with almost zero evidence that the person we don’t trust isn’t capable of doing what they promise. Yes, I trust a grizzly bear to maul me to death if I voluntarily dress up in raw meat, but that’s precisely why I do not do that!
You speak on that like the Liberals are the default. We all need to fucking stop with that crap, it’s pretty much the only reason they ever get elected at all. In 2021 the NDP well over half the votes the Liberals did and that’s with “strategic” voting. We can stop this at any point.
Most Canadians want fiscal conservatism with a safety net, and social progressiveness. The liberals sit in the center and when they get their messaging right, they tick this big box. So they do win by default. I would personally love more progressive fiscal policies, but only if I trust who’s doing it not to tank the economy, and that’s a bit rare.
And that’s exactly the problem. “Fiscal conservatism”, which really just means slashing taxes on the most rich and leaving the rest of us out to dry, is incredibly irresponsible and has never worked. If anyone trusts Carney to run our economy then they should trust someone who is at least trying to give us progressive financial policies far more. Even if they fail, they aren’t the one actively chasing the option that is guaranteed to fall apart and that means there’s a far greater chance for success.
Besides, we throw around the word “trust” and “confidence a lot with almost zero evidence that the person we don’t trust isn’t capable of doing what they promise. Yes, I trust a grizzly bear to maul me to death if I voluntarily dress up in raw meat, but that’s precisely why I do not do that!