tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5839174579032661879.post2869856907339237466..comments2023-12-22T18:00:08.767-06:00Comments on Nitroglycol's mad, mad, mad, mad world: Budget notesnitroglycolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14030927753989623634noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5839174579032661879.post-53338179681831522372010-03-27T08:52:47.294-05:002010-03-27T08:52:47.294-05:00In principle I agree with the idea of balancing th...In principle I agree with the idea of balancing the budget "whenever possible", but the devil is in those details. No doubt it would be possible to balance Manitoba's budget right now, by slashing front line services or by raising taxes (probably both). But would that help with the recovery? I don't think so.<br /><br />Perhaps a solution would be to require the budget to be balanced as long as the unemployment rate is below a certain point and/or the growth rate of the economy is above a certain point. I don't know where those thresholds should be set, however.nitroglycolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14030927753989623634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5839174579032661879.post-34615698201377376802010-03-26T19:08:00.233-05:002010-03-26T19:08:00.233-05:00I have to partly disagree Mr Baragar. The referen...I have to partly disagree Mr Baragar. The referendum clause should be eliminated, but the intent of the legislation should be maintained and enforced. The gov't should be required to balance the budget when ever possible, face consequences if they don't, but have the flexibility to use all tools including raising taxes. <br /><br />This government, unfortunately, did the opposite: they gutted the legislation so that it is now essentially meaningless, but kept the referendum clause.<br /><br />It's good to see that Fletcher cut his hair.cherenkovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15355986781478585611noreply@blogger.com