Comment 39658

By Kiely (registered) | Posted April 11, 2010 at 17:52:01

Are people willing to take a reduction of 10% in freebies to get half a billion in new infrastructure each and every year? - More roads

Interesting More roads. I believe this is a debate that needs to happen. When you can't afford the must haves like infrastructure, transit, etc... how much of the nice to haves can we afford?

What we pay for, how much, who is responsible (i.e., what level of government) and what is their share of the tax payer pie are questions that all need to be asked and answered for this century.

To answer your question I would say yes, but the big debate is where is that 10% cut coming from. For example, I believe public education should be free even at the college level, to me that is a must have and the benefits will out way the cost. So it becomes a very tough debate, the question of what is required and what is a "freebie" alone is one that will bring a lot of debate, add to that how much do you cut from what and it could get ugly... I do believe stronger leaders could help us with these tough questions and necessary decisions though.

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