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[Niko]

If the Liberals lose seats to the NDP and a minority government of any party is elected, the Liberals will still get to attempt to form a standing government.

Even if the Conservatives win more seats than the Liberals, Paul Martin stays prime minister (and the Liberals the reigning party) if a Liberal/Other Party coalition government allows his party majority support.

Splitting the vote is only going to matter in ridings where the votes for the NDP/Greens cause the Liberal to lose to the Conservative. The Conservatives may get more than anyone else, but their refusal to coalition with the Bloc or the NDP means that they're either lying, or expecting to win a majority.

In closing, if you really don't want a Conservative government, vote Liberal or NDP. And if the NDP are going to make your riding conservative by vote-splitting, vote Liberal. Otherwise, vote however you want.

[mapleleaf4ever]

hahahah so you're fucked either way. Let's see vote for Saddam Hussein or Hitler or Muammar Quadaffi... options options options...

[The_acidhouse]

Vote NDP
...Because we want to see if communism will finally work this time...
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Wake up people. The bigger the centrally planned government, the bigger the cancer of non-productive mis-investment...

Seoul Vs. Pyongyang.. Need i say more?

[The_acidhouse]

Balanced budgets are less important than lower taxes...
Debt is monetized & GDP growth (tax base growth) can make existing debts look smaller and smaller. Government debt levels isn't the most important key to a good economy... it's only a small part of the equation.

When you have a family with two people working full-time. If you actually break it down, one works to pay taxes, and the other to pay for living expenses and to save for retirement. This have a problem.

When you then have Mr. Layton say "now that have spent your whole life saving, I can spend your life-savings better than you" and further installs a capital gains/inheritence tax of 60-75%.. there isn't just a problem, there is a systematic assult on incentive & GDP growth.

Originally Posted by Niko

Funny fact of the day:

Jack Layton was mayor of Toronto for a whole ton of years (7?) and he ran a balanced budget for every single one of those years. To put that in perspective, that means he's got the best fiscal track record of all the leaders (weird, huh?) managing an economy roughly the size of British Columbia's.