First off let me state I think Minister Higgs is wrong to suggest higher taxes (as he has recently), is the answer to our fiscal problems.
But at least he is stating the obvious, we are in a pickle.
We are like the alcoholic that wakes up in the morning thinking the solution to our hangover is "Hair of the Dog".
Our problem is they cannot stop spending our children's future incomes. We need real solutions to their spending problem, not just another credit card that someone else makes the minimum payment on.
I worry nobody is listening to Minister Higgs, whether it is in the Legislature or the halls of the government offices.
We need to eliminate a dozen departments, hundreds of programs, and thousands of civil servants. Just raising taxes to have it wasted in Fredericton will not make us richer, it will only transfer wealth from the creators of the wealth (businesses and their employees) to government employees. Which is only great if you are one of the chosen with a job for life and a defined benefit pension plan.
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