So I finally got around to reading the orange platform… If I’m like many other left-leaning supporters I could be attracted by the many short-term gains offered by this party. Sure there’s a stereotype depicting the average Ontario worker that apparently can afford living in suburbia but can’t afford the added tax on gasoline or electricity. Sure minimum wage could be higher, but does increasing it really mean that everyone will remain employed with those positions. Sure there are over-paid CEOs but in a competitive market, we need to offer high wages to attract quality; if we cut their pay, they will leave and we’ll be left with the bottom of the barrel to fill these positions. And sure, our taxes are lower than those from the neighbouring U.S. states but this is incredibly narrow-minded to think that they’re our competition; if we want to attract these multi-national corporations to invest in Ontario, we’re competing with the BRIC nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China).
Like the Blues, the Orange interpretation of change is backwards thinking and undoing the progress the Reds have made with respect to changing the mentality and idealogies of society. I acknowledge on a right/wrong scale, we’re not heading true to the right. But if you consider a circular spectrum where heading up or down is equivalent to spending money but standing still, I’d say we’re headed somewhere in the vicinity of NNE or SSE with the Reds, but at least we’re heading in the right direction.
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I’ve pretty much reached my political fill for awhile. Many politicians acknowledge that there is a negative connotation associated with the profession; however, although they may be genuine with their willingness to serve, the system corrupts all who enter. After watching the Agenda last night, Steve Paikin is incredibly clever in asking yes or no questions, but when they get diverted by irrelevant drivel, it tells me that politicians don’t know how/refuse to collarborate and they are horribly inefficient. This gets rather disappointing especially with history-related questions. So, does the political system really serve our best interests?
