tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946942062204448159.post4654732793201566802..comments2023-10-14T04:34:47.438-04:00Comments on The Happy Wanderer: Spend or hold Back.vanillamanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08385749975343350948noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946942062204448159.post-24657482284685218922011-03-24T14:34:59.383-04:002011-03-24T14:34:59.383-04:00I agree the GST help bring the contry back to surp...I agree the GST help bring the contry back to surplus, but the cuts the Liberals put in place in those years did most of the work eliminating the deficit. True the Liberals were against the GST , but they did try to implement the HST in the contry. But you can't say that Brian mulroney by himself gave the Liberals are surplus is was because of the tough descions and cuts that the Budget became balanced.vanillamanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08385749975343350948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946942062204448159.post-52191342305812576952011-03-23T23:30:03.968-04:002011-03-23T23:30:03.968-04:00The deficit was only eliminated in the 1990s as a ...The deficit was only eliminated in the 1990s as a result of the introduction of the GST and implementation of the FTA - both policies which the LP claimed to oppose in the 88 and 93 elections.<br />I thought that my line of thinking was purely partisan until I heard John Manley state these exact thoughts on the Current on CBC this AM.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08392584022559747331noreply@blogger.com