RichA wrote:
> On Sun, 08 May 2005 12:55:30 -0700, Spike > wrote:
>
>
>>I seriously doubt you could come up with a strategy which would work
>>to accomplish such a goal.
>>
>>You can threaten not to reelect politicians, but when they get huge
>>campaign contributions from the oil companies, you think they'll care?
>
> It's very simple; NO politician, conservative or liberal has
> the guts anymore to cut programs. Because of that your choices
> are simple; Cut taxes and run higher deficits, or leave taxes
> in-place in the hopes that they cover some of the program costs
> and keep deficits down, a bit. However, I would like to be given
> a choice (Ontario-Canada taxes on gasline sales represent about
> 40% of the price) as to WHERE the money goes.
> -Rich

There is another choice... cut taxes and have no deficit. Government
officials have wasted so much money for so long that they think it is
THEIR right to do so. I have no doubt that anyone that has balanced a
checking account could take the budget of any government agency and cut
it substantially WITHOUT greatly affecting their basic function.