tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257578024925559189.post4939878486744591012..comments2023-08-03T03:59:01.255-04:00Comments on Democratic Voting Canada: Thirty years of Cheaponomics: crumbling infrastructure, soaring debtRon Wallerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08120060083437508997noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257578024925559189.post-66778595731135302012013-11-26T11:58:11.704-05:002013-11-26T11:58:11.704-05:00Thanks for the info. Looks like 30 years of slacki...Thanks for the info. Looks like 30 years of slacking off really adds up. I agree we are stealing from future generations by not paying our bills or acting responsibly. <br /><br />What's most distasteful is our Robin-Hood-in-reverse mentality. Maybe most people believe they're going to hit the lottery so they're really looking out for their own interest... Ron Wallerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08120060083437508997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257578024925559189.post-35932581569237192042013-11-24T14:54:38.314-05:002013-11-24T14:54:38.314-05:00We had a classic opportunity to restart infrastruc...We had a classic opportunity to restart infrastructure investment when Parliament passed the 2009 stimulus budget. Instead the Cons and Libs (under Iggy) blew it, implementing an ineffective policy that helped some Canadians pay for a bit of landscaping or tossing a new deck on the cottage.<br /><br />While Calgary was inundated in June, the World Council on Disaster Management held its annual conference in Toronto. One expert in attendance estimated Canada needed to invest a trillion dollars to bring its infrastructure into a condition to meet the climate change impacts coming our way.<br /><br />http://the-mound-of-sound.blogspot.ca/2013/06/canadian-infrastructure-not-ready-for.html<br /><br />The critical point is that, if we don't invest that trillion dollars, our failure will exact a far greater cost on our society and economy in the foreseeable future. We're still stealing from the generations to follow us.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.com