Mike’s Saturday Editorial

Same Old Story – $2.2 Billion Tax Dollars Gone

Posted by Michael Campbell

on Saturday, 4 August 2018 17:47

Too many people yawn and roll their eyes when they hear that the Phoenix Pay System debacle will cost taxpayers $2.2 billion tax dollars.  If you’re one of them I invite you to consider that money is enough to provide new housing for every homeless person in Western Canada or reduce waiting times for surgery for thousands of people.

 

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The BS Pedalled About The Federal Debt

Posted by Michael Campbell

on Friday, 3 August 2018 14:23

Some well known economists say we can afford the federal debt.  That’s true – it will be about 1% of GDP but it’s BS to suggest that “we” can afford it when it will be  our children and their children who’ll be paying. And it’s not just the federal debt – they’ll also be paying for our provincial debt and unfunded public sector pension liabilities. 

 

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Legalizing Marijuana Without Ride Sharing is a Big Mistake

Posted by Michael Campbell

on Thursday, 2 August 2018 13:29

Does anyone really believe that the incidence of impaired driving won’t go up with the legalization of marijuana?  The probability that riding sharing could help mitigate the fall-out is high. Which is why groups like Mother Against Drunk Driving strongly endorse ride sharing – but the BC government stands in the way. 

 

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Why Do We Put Up With It

Posted by Michael Campbell

on Wednesday, 1 August 2018 13:50

Politicians don’t want to take on the Public Sector Unions or a bureacracy that fights any effort to increase accounability. So we have a system of Government that doesn’t set goals, won’t measure performance or assign responsibility. A system that history has shown is guaranteed to waste money. 

 

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This Is Going To Cost You Big Time

Posted by Michael Campbell

on Tuesday, 31 July 2018 13:37

 

The BC government has taken a page straight out of Donald Trump’s protectionist playbook by decreeing that only unionized workers can work on infrastructure projects thereby raising the cost to taxpayers by hundreds of millions. But that’s not all – wait til you hear the over the top perks. 

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