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Should the government reduce public sector borrowing?

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Yes
40%
No

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 @9MX2TPBfrom Alberta  answered…2yrs2Y

Borrowing needs to be based on need, social benefits and ability to repay.

 @B7FH7DMfrom Alberta  answered…9mos9MO

Yes, reduce public sector borrowing and by reducing military spending and increase fossil fuel taxes.

 @B3JMWY2 from Ontario  answered…1yr1Y

There should be no borrowing but a socialist state instead

 @B352FHFfrom Ontario  answered…1yr1Y

Yes, so long as debt and interest payments to GDP ratios are kept under control.

 @B2L42TMfrom Ontario  answered…1yr1Y

Yes, amend the construction to cap the amount of borrowing, only allow borrowing for capital project that increases economic growth

 @B3YW962from Alberta  answered…1yr1Y

No, the government should ABOLISH borrowing. If the government doesn’t have something, then they don’t have it.

 @B3CS352from British Columbia  answered…1yr1Y

No, they should get loans without debt by nationalizing banks

 @9MWWCZZfrom Quebec  answered…2yrs2Y

Depends on the reason why, making sure there is proper oversight

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Elizabeth Warren Walks Back Murder Comments

Congressional Democrats broadly denounced the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson Friday morning, after Republicans started accusing Sen. Elizabeth Warren of excusing violence.“No one's condoning this,” said Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.). “Violence never is the right answer for anything. And it was a horrible murder, a tragic loss for his family.” Warren this week condemned the shooting, but added that people “can be pushed only so far.”"We'll say it over and over," Warren said on MSNBC’S “The ReidOut.” " Violence is never the answer. This guy [Luigi Mangione] gets a trial who's allegedly killed the CEO of UnitedHealth, but you can only push people so far, and then they start to take matters into their own hands."In a statement to POLITICO, Warren said, “Violence is never the answer. Period. I should have been much clearer that there is never a justification for murder.” Top Republicans denounced Warren's comments and the walked-back rhetoric, with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) calling it “inappropriate and dangerous.”Some House Democrats asked about the incident on Thursday pivoted the conversation to discuss policy options on health care or gun safety.“I don't really know that this is really a space that Congress normally weighs in on,” said Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas). “But at the end of the day, I think it’s an opportunity, because now people are talking about health care and to talk about the fact that this industry has honestly not been as helpful as it could be.”“Violence is never the answer,” said Rep. Troy Carter (D-La.). “We know that there are people suffering, there’s great challenges in healthcare. There's great challenges, and people have, in fact, been wronged, but a process of governance is the way to address that, not violence.”And Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) who denounced the murder, said the killer should be prosecuted and that “I do know that allegedly a ghost gun was used, and we should also ban ghost guns. There's no reason for them beyond the streets.”

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