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Originally Posted by esquire
In other words, people with entitlements but who don't want to pay for it. "Give me free cardiac surgery and build more roads and raise social assistance rent allowances but don't you dare raise the PST!"
Calling oneself an economic conservative/social liberal is probably the most socially acceptable political label to wear these days in Canada, but it's probably time that we began recognizing that wanting it both ways just isn't going to work for much longer.
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Tax policy is not what I was referring to. A social conservative wants to limit access to abortions, keep gays in the closet, teach creationism in school (or, better yet, at home), keep the little woman in the kitchen and the churches front and center in the community etc. Most Canadians, in my view, think these opinions are personal and should not underpin public policy.