Dear political leaders
KAMLOOPS — Here’s an open letter to B.C.’s political leaders, now that the writ is being dropped today for the May 9th provincial election.
Dear Political Leaders:
You do know, don’t you, that the provincial taxpayers are not just a bottomless pit of dollars to be pulled out whenever you wish to find more money for your political ambitions? You do know, don’t you, that people like me, and many more who are living below the poverty line, don’t have the kind of resources that can match what you’re promising in the campaign? There is no fertile soil anywhere in the province that can grow money trees that big.
In the past few days, we’ve had a plethora of spending announcements by the Liberals, putting billions and billions of dollars into various projects, ranging from small announcements for minor community projects, to major health care and transportation issues and everything in between. Those announcements may well have been planned, and are contained within the provincial budget, being saved up for the campaign, but it’s still money that has to be spent, and has to come from somewhere.