tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180592942896724433.post3612174361456370072..comments2023-12-13T05:02:37.426-05:00Comments on Pushed to the Left and Loving It: Harper's Concern is Not the Economy But How to Keep From BlinkingEmily Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08354341672810615468noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180592942896724433.post-75326006598703547682009-10-14T06:43:46.793-04:002009-10-14T06:43:46.793-04:00Actually, I did provide the source. Murray Dobbin...Actually, I did provide the source. Murray Dobbins book, including the ISBN number, and his source was Saskatchewan political economist, Dr. John Warnock, who travelled to New Zealand himself.<br /><br />Short term pain, long term gain? We are still feeling the pain from Mike Harris and his hatchet men.<br /><br />The 'welfare state' was created because it was felt that if a nation was expected to go to war they should be protected during peace time.<br /><br />We need that social safety net and if Stephen Harper manages to dismantle it, it will be devastating, not only for our the vulnerable Canadians, but for everyone.<br /><br />The wealthy might win in the short term, but see how fast the crime rate goes up. And whose stuff do you think they'll be going after?Emily Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08354341672810615468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180592942896724433.post-12888080097205039372009-10-13T18:05:53.091-04:002009-10-13T18:05:53.091-04:00Short term pain, long term gain.
The farms and in...Short term pain, long term gain.<br /><br />The farms and industries were in as much of a mess before the reforms as they were afterwards, it was just hidden by all the subsidies they received from the government.<br /><br />Removing the subsidies forced them to shape up, and now NZ's agriculture sector is world-leading.<br /><br />Same with all the facts and figures that you point to (without actually listing or sourcing, i'll point out).<br /><br />Unemployment was low beforehand because if you didn't have a job you got paid to hang out doing nothing in the railways.<br /><br />Reform moved people from make-work jobs into unemployment in the short term, and then long term the unemployment rate came down as the reforms fixed up the economy.<br /><br />Any questions?peteremcchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02675527971846060507noreply@blogger.com