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Originally posted by Sven:
[b] I've never understood the (populist) idea that a death tax is bad. Personally, I want my taxes lowered when I'm [i]living[/i]. [/b]
Sven, that's good. [img]biggrin.gif" border="0[/img]
Wow, this thread drifted into a discussion about childcare. But back to the discussion about the direction of the federal NDP.
You cannot have this discussion without examining what took place in the 3 provinces where the NDP is most successful electorally: Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and British Columbia. With the federal party looking to improve its standings, it's no accident that the federal NDP looked that way and took notes. Unfortunately, the NDP in those 3 provinces moved rightward to become successful, and became one of the 2 parties. But this is the crucial difference that should be pointed out to the federal party. Unlike the federal scene, there are no viable 3rd parties in any province that can make an impact on local politics, the way Reform, the Bloc, and the NDP have been able to impact Parliament federally.
Something else that hasn't been discussed, but I think may have something to do with this, is that the federal NDP did not have a convention before the last election, unlike the other parties. So perhaps in a sense, the party didn't really know what it thought of anything, and had to rely more on polling and marketing than it otherwise should. (Does this idea make sense or not?)
BTW pink:
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Originally posted by pink:
[b] The NDP get's it both for wanting and not wanting an inheritance tax. The posts from 'unionist' are tiresome and boring. Rest assured that anything the NDP does (tax or not tax - perfect example) will come under attack. Much better to support the Liberals - why let 12 years of ignoring the child care issue get in the way?Taking a postion against the NDP is not trolling, taking EVERY position against the NDP is.[/b]
I agree, and I've [url=http://www.rabble.ca/babble/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=1&t=005555&p=... him as much[/url] elsewhere.