COLLINS: We need more money trees at Christmas
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Here’s our dilemma, folks. We’re trying desperately to stay afloat. Many can’t afford Christmas dinner, a solitary gift under the tree, and still afford to pay the rent and the monthly heat and electric bills.
More and more of us are affected. We’re not talking about the homeless and marginalized people. This is something that affects those in the middle class. The federal government responds with some crazy “holiday” bonanza where the GST is forgiven on several items — items like some restaurant meals we can’t afford anyway. The plan is so bad the finance minister resigned. Businesses waste hours trying to figure out what’s eligible and what’s not.
The $250 cheques promised for each Canadian are on hold. It was just smoke and mirrors anyway. $250 isn’t going to bring down our household debt.
The province, meanwhile, raises the deficit again with new spending. The deficit is out of control. Even the city is into the spending frenzy. After a 10 per cent increase in property taxes this spring and voting to approve funds for a new performing arts centre and a multiplex, it looks like we’re going to have another big hike next year along with a number of capital projects that are overdue.
