Ontario Provincial Election

Please note I am sending this article out by E mail which will be on my blog http://eyesoncityhall.blogspot.com as there is no doubt in my mind this letter or article would not come out in the neighborhood paper.

The provincial election is less then one month away and allowing for the short period of time at this instant for campaigning the voters have been promised so much money the Ontario debt could in all probability be reduced by at least 50%, promises most of us can ill afford. Where is all of this money coming from? I believe I have found a few sources from surfing on the Internet. Here is one source that has Liberal written all over it " The present surplus is in fact the take from the Health Premium" followed up by a further source that again has a Liberal label "A surplus is just another way of saying OVER TAXATION. This next passage has a penchant to make one feel if it is true "Death taxes boil down to letting politicians take money from widows, widowers, and orphans to pay for goodies that they will hand out to others in order to buy votes to get re-elected."

The following does not essentially apply to every politician but if the shoe fits wear it, however one must remember again not all politicians are tarred with the same brush.

When one defines compassion you fit in a politician who uses public funds to buy votes, a polite word for taxes. Politicians are either unwilling or unable to fulfill their election promises after getting into office. This is predictable as the sun rising and setting.

The voter must not be influenced by all of these promises for a few simple reasons. Some of the money promises have an extensive time period attached which could very easily run out if the consequences of the election should be a minority government or as it happened so often over the past four years the promise was broken.

Years and years ago voters were influenced by aspiring politicians who sat in the woods offering jugs of liquor to the farmers for their votes. Now we get monetary promises using our money to get our votes.

One last word if I may. The turn out vote has always been appalling for many, many reasons, so be it, but to those who do not vote PLEASE don't offer opinions after the fact. You had your opportunity and didn't seize it on election day.