Friday, July 14, 2006

Alberta Prosperity Rebates

So, the candidates to succeed Premier Klein have decided that Prosperity rebates are a bad idea. Is anyone really surprised?

Politicians of every political stripe are the same all over, regardess of their individual political stripe. They like to decide how to spend money. Spending money is the mother's milk of politics. Giving taxes back to the taxpayers lets THEM spend it, and there are no photo-ops at ribbon-cutting ceremonies for the politician to smile at.

1 comment:

JeffDG said...

Whose money is it? Budget surplusses represent over-taxation. To hear politicians talk, it means under-spending.

The money belongs to the people, not to government. Giving it back is the simplest solution.