The Liberals' inaugural budget contains a $29.4-billion deficit for 2016 which is 10.2% of government spending. Proponents of spending argue that it is a great time for the government is going to borrow money, since interest rates are at 50 year lows. Opponents argue that the spending could get out of control and the debt could easily reach $100 billion a year by 2020.
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Response rates from 1.3k Kingston 65 voters.
45% Yes |
55% No |
41% Yes |
38% No |
3% Yes, but by drastically reducing the benefits and salaries of government officials |
5% No, increase taxes on large multinational corporations instead |
1% Yes, and increase taxes |
4% No, increase taxes on the wealthy instead |
0% Yes, and eliminate federal agencies that are unconstitutional |
3% No, cuts to public spending will negatively affect the economy |
2% No, focus on ending tax evasion instead |
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2% No, reduce military spending instead |
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1% No, reduce the number of government officials instead |
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Unique answers from Kingston 65 voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@9HXZTXM1yr1Y
Yes cut spending on certain things like salaries of government officials and increase taxes on large corporations
@9JWW84Q1yr1Y
No, they should reduce spending over seas supporting other countries as well as make the wages of government officials reflective of the outcomes they produce. Have a base salary, then bonuses based on how well the economy is running. Earn your wage!
@9FL7SJ91yr1Y
I believe they should make cuts to public spending deemed unnecessary by the people and work more on ensuring the national debt is reduced safely without harming the country's economy and its people.
@B3KFQF65hrs5H
It depends on what public spending is being cut. For example, healthcare should not be cut; however, the pensions of government officials could be cut.
@B3HTCDY2 days2D
Tax the rich higher and do not permit hiding income or diverting income. And stop spending so much if you do not spend you budget roll it over to the next year. Do not force the budgets be spent so they can get the same budget the next year
@B3HBCXL3 days3D
defund the police so more organizations that are in place to help the community can have a further reach
@B3GF4844 days4D
Reduce the number of government officials and increase taxes for corporations and tax the wealthy more and end tax evasions.
@B3FQ8ZY4 days4D
Cut the public spending can have devastating consequences. I would prefer that we review all our expenditures and eliminate the ones that are unnecessary and moving forward when we do spend money ensure that we are paying a fair price for the job instead of constantly overpaying and then going over budget With delays
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