As far as being afraid of him becoming PM, I can’t say I’m really happy about any of the big three getting into office.

I guess it’s the Rhino party for me…again.

I agree, I am not happy with any of the three either, right now looking at CAP and Green.

As for Rick’s idea that it would be better not to be taxed to death and allowed to keep our money . . . bang on.
But that is against Liberal party philosophy. Stephen Harper would be right on side with Rick and me on that one. . . but then that would make him dangerous – right.

Shall we look at the discrimination in regard to work-at-home vs. two career families?

I like the idea of voting Green, if for no other reason than when I tell people at work they assume I’m some sort of hippy love-child pot smoking Suzuki worshipper.

I’ve been called worse.

Don’t worry — Ontario will never go Conservative with Harper at the helm. Like it or not, right now the results kind of hinge on its vote. And for the record … I’m voting Green :)

I am not only against Harper. I think that the government as a whole has difficulty understanding the needs of Canadians. I do know how the deduction works, but it is the inequality of it that bothers me. I agree with one point that Harper makes, and that is that parents know what is best for their children. I don’t agree with the Liberal stance on these issues either. There needs to be a proper middle ground. The Liberals ignore the two-parent, stay at home parent families, and the conservatives ignore the working families. I come from the SAHM perspective on a personal level, however, I have friends and acquaintances who come from the working perspective, out of necessity, and not because they want it to be this way. For example, this new childcare money payout doesn’t address the very real need for proper daycare. I personally don’t use it, don’t want it, don’t need it (daycare). However, I am not the majority, and I see people, for example, in my sister’s position, who, once her maternity leave is up, needs to work. But 1200$ a year per child (they have two) will barely address daycare costs and Stephen Harper wants to cut daycare subsidies and spaces. His 1200$ a year will most definately not make up for that. For me, the 1200$ is fine. The only childcare I need is a babysitter periodically. So maybe Kim and I could go on more dates. But the money doesn’t address the real needs. All these tax incentives are smoke screens. I am against Stephen Harper, but he isn’t the only one I have serious issues with. However, he is the one who is being so vocal about “helping parents out”. Even his 500$ tax exemption does little good, since the people who would actually pay out, initially, for these sports programs, can already afford it. Sure the 500$ will help out, most definitely. But it won’t help the lower income who can’t afford it in the first place. And that includes the so called middle class (as was addressed in a previous post). He seems out of touch…I consider us on the verge of becoming middle class and would be ecstatic to make as much money as he seems to think most Canadians make (70-90 thou a year). This 500$ deduction won’t amount for much, but those who see any tidbit of money as a benefit…well, they might be fooled. I hope most aren’t though.

Mum, I know, I see this as the inequality. The jocks get all the “benefit”, such as it is, and everyone else gets nothing.

Rick, yes I know, this biased based policy making is definitely old hat. I just wish the powers that be would get a clue and stop being such idiots. Every single one of them.