"And cut the army. Useless."
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We actually need to doubling defense spending.  Never since 1945 have the western democracies been under greater sustained military.  That is why Germany, Japan and  others are hastily arming themselves.
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Show me a single person who pays 54% in tax.  Nonsense.
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Canadians are not "taxed to death".  Our economy is booming.  Go to the mall next Saturday.  It is why we have 24/7/365 traffic congestion.
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"Cut everything that isn't essential except health care and education."
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So, health care and education are non-essential?  
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Public spending should occur when it yields a more efficient economy.
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Right now, there are projects where $1 of spending on transit yields $12 of private-sector benefit.  In the GTA, for $600/year in higher taxes, the average household stands to gain $5000/year in private-sector value.
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But we have dogma-filled "no new taxes" block-heads, like Rob Ford, who think we shouldn't raise public funds to obtain that benefit.