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Harper Pledges Surpluses, Dion Touts Energy Tax Plan Monday, September 08, 2008
Bloomberg -- Sept. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper started his re-election bid by promising to continue delivering budget surpluses after a record 10 in a row and warning that a ``risky'' opposition plan to tax polluters would undermine an already slowing economy. After Harper, 49, called elections for Oct. 14, Liberal opposition leader Stephane Dion countered that his proposed levy on polluters would be used to spark growth with tax cuts and increased spending. He also pledged to help ailing manufacturing industries that he said Harper's Conservative Party has ignored.
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	Monday, September 08, 2008 Bloomberg -- Sept. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper started his re-election bid by promising to continue delivering budget surpluses after a record 10 in a row and warning that a ``risky'' opposition plan to tax polluters would undermine an already slowing economy. After Harper, 49, called elections for Oct. 14, Liberal opposition leader Stephane Dion countered that his proposed levy on polluters would be used to spark growth with tax cuts and increased spending. He also pledged to help ailing manufacturing industries that he said Harper's Conservative Party has ignored. Visit Bloomberg for full article

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balljars All-Star Author Michigan Posts:506 Points:108,275 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: 9/9/2008 3:59:52 PM	Ignore balljars Report Abuse
	More taxes, sounds like Obama.
thomas41546 Champion Author Pennsylvania Posts:1,742 Points:799,840 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: 9/9/2008 3:23:29 PM	Ignore thomas41546 Report Abuse
	clean air in turn for votes??
2009TDI All-Star Author San Diego Posts:531 Points:99,070 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: 9/9/2008 9:51:03 AM	Ignore 2009TDI Report Abuse
	nice to know we aren't the only economically confused country
domer2 All-Star Author Gary Posts:907 Points:386,025 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: 9/9/2008 9:45:28 AM	Ignore domer2 Report Abuse
	no winners out of this mess
PokerAce Champion Author Louisiana Posts:1,519 Points:306,330 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: 9/9/2008 9:44:10 AM	Ignore PokerAce Report Abuse
	Tax on .... the power to screw things up.....
Dennis783 Champion Author Wisconsin Posts:5,658 Points:1,133,870 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: 9/9/2008 9:39:52 AM	Ignore Dennis783 Report Abuse
	ok, so????
RAD3 Champion Author Toronto Posts:1,175 Points:949,335 Joined:Feb 2004	Message Posted: 9/9/2008 9:38:20 AM	Ignore RAD3 Report Abuse
	The "man with no plan" is touting budget surplus after going on a pre-election spending spree? If you believe him, then I've got some precious land for sale in Florida that you may like!
Gerund1 Champion Author Toronto Posts:1,166 Points:830,985 Joined:Apr 2003	Message Posted: 9/9/2008 9:37:38 AM	Ignore Gerund1 Report Abuse
	No, that was Harpo. But there are some similarities. By the way the surplus is mostly on the massive tax revenue from the excessive price of fuel.
GoeveH Veteran Author Toronto Posts:458 Points:673,855 Joined:Jan 2002	Message Posted: 9/9/2008 9:35:15 AM	Ignore GoeveH Report Abuse
	Harper? Isn't he one of the (now deceased) Marx brothers?
tomok Champion Author Portland Posts:9,860 Points:729,285 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: 9/9/2008 9:34:20 AM	Ignore tomok Report Abuse
	promises, promises, promises...... don't rely on promises..... Somehow, Tom Cruise has something to do with it....
markmoore80 All-Star Author North Carolina Posts:841 Points:290,280 Joined:Apr 2004	Message Posted: 9/9/2008 9:33:54 AM	Ignore markmoore80 Report Abuse
	Politics...
laddyboy62 Champion Author Riverside Posts:1,631 Points:1,004,285 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: 9/9/2008 9:32:40 AM	Ignore laddyboy62 Report Abuse
	yeah...yeah...yeah...same ol'
FawltyPawl All-Star Author North Carolina Posts:769 Points:124,525 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: 9/9/2008 9:31:01 AM	Ignore FawltyPawl Report Abuse
	transfer of wealth through subsidy
Don1222 Champion Author Michigan Posts:2,155 Points:130,405 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: 9/9/2008 9:29:48 AM	Ignore Don1222 Report Abuse
	To stabilize gasoline prices we need competition. Otherwise we need price control. With utilities the government regulates the rates. If we want to keep the government out of it, we need alternative fuels independent of the oil companies. Lobby congress to actively support alternative energy. The oil companies are lobbying congress to support oil without any regulation. Congress will listen to their constituents. Call, write, or e-mail them. They need to hear from thousands of us daily until they get the message. If they don't listen, vote the incumbents out. Look at the mess this country is in, the incumbents are not doing anything worthwhile anyway. We have nothing to loose.
Cherokee76 Champion Author Gary Posts:4,284 Points:737,505 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: 9/9/2008 9:29:35 AM	Ignore Cherokee76 Report Abuse
	good luck
Kthyme Champion Author Fort Worth Posts:2,731 Points:887,315 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: 9/9/2008 9:27:39 AM	Ignore Kthyme Report Abuse
	I see more Barbara Streisand here... ;)
prajes88 Veteran Author San Bernardino Posts:412 Points:88,630 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: 9/9/2008 9:25:55 AM	Ignore prajes88 Report Abuse
	they have to find means to make it to the top
w4kh Champion Author Riverside Posts:3,715 Points:651,870 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: 9/9/2008 9:25:40 AM	Ignore w4kh Report Abuse
	Letting polluters continue without a tax to fund clean up seems counter-indicated
HEBster All-Star Author Kentucky Posts:876 Points:781,805 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: 9/9/2008 9:24:12 AM	Ignore HEBster Report Abuse
	Whatever0------
sta135 Champion Author New York Posts:2,136 Points:148,135 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: 9/9/2008 9:23:11 AM	Ignore sta135 Report Abuse
	At least they can balance a budget! Wish they'd export the secret. :)
gasie1 Champion Author Maine Posts:2,087 Points:960,635 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: 9/9/2008 9:21:08 AM	Ignore gasie1 Report Abuse
	Go Harper, go.
PizzaMon All-Star Author Philadelphia Posts:591 Points:383,075 Joined:Jun 2006	Message Posted: 9/9/2008 9:16:33 AM	Ignore PizzaMon Report Abuse
	Oh politicians! Ya gotta love em, eh?
MajorSteve All-Star Author Oklahoma City Posts:548 Points:248,070 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: 9/9/2008 9:14:51 AM	Ignore MajorSteve Report Abuse
	Politicians are there to promise the moon and deliver what?
soncorn Sophomore Author Missouri Posts:234 Points:161,605 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: 9/9/2008 9:13:36 AM	Ignore soncorn Report Abuse
	interesting
acknot All-Star Author Seattle Posts:926 Points:653,480 Joined:Sep 2003	Message Posted: 9/9/2008 9:13:12 AM	Ignore acknot Report Abuse
	.........and politicians always speak the truth.........
cudatim All-Star Author San Antonio Posts:759 Points:379,565 Joined:Jan 2007	Message Posted: 9/9/2008 9:12:42 AM	Ignore cudatim Report Abuse
	Sounds like another political battle brewing..
kdautobody Veteran Author Pennsylvania Posts:467 Points:67,420 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: 9/9/2008 9:09:58 AM	Ignore kdautobody Report Abuse
	If you think its bad now, If mcain gets in it will be even higher. But on the plus side oil companies will be thriving. Hope Canada doesnt close there border, we may all have to move there!
Chazzer Champion Author Nevada Posts:8,132 Points:1,739,635 Joined:May 2002	Message Posted: 9/9/2008 9:09:49 AM	Ignore Chazzer Report Abuse
	More political rhetoric!
zeljko All-Star Author Greensboro Posts:786 Points:333,600 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: 9/9/2008 9:07:06 AM	Ignore zeljko Report Abuse
	is there any other way out????
ArboretumCop Champion Author Richmond Posts:1,322 Points:1,023,985 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: 9/9/2008 9:06:12 AM	Ignore ArboretumCop Report Abuse
	A budget surplus beats our dummie Prez, who has destroyed a surplus, created the largest deficit in our history, cut taxes to the wealthy, started a never-ending war that kills and maims Americans, and sighhhhhh, the list goes on and on.
glazarides All-Star Author Akron Posts:566 Points:370,090 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: 9/9/2008 9:04:45 AM	Ignore glazarides Report Abuse
	Why can't our U.S. conservative party (Republicans) have a budget surplus? That's all we get from them is a record National Debt that our grand children's grand children won't be able to pay off! The Outstanding Public Debt as of 09 Sep 2008 at 02:03:32 PM GMT is: $9,676,881,960,427.02 The estimated population of the United States is 304,696,184 so each citizen's share of this debt is $31,759.12. The National Debt has continued to increase an average of $1.93 billion per day since September 28, 2007! http://www.brillig.com/debt_clock/
eagleeye2008 All-Star Author Wisconsin Posts:578 Points:121,965 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: 9/9/2008 9:03:53 AM	Ignore eagleeye2008 Report Abuse
	OF COURSE..... TAXES,,,,,WILL WIN OUT !!,,, THAT'S THE GOVERNMENTS FINAL ANSWER !!!!
10pennypincher Veteran Author St. Louis Posts:454 Points:227,195 Joined:Jan 2007	Message Posted: 9/9/2008 9:02:14 AM	Ignore 10pennypincher Report Abuse
	TAX TAX TAX.....we pay too much tax already!!!!
lazycar Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:1,077 Points:221,690 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: 9/9/2008 9:00:33 AM	Ignore lazycar Report Abuse
	AH HA, That is why gas is so expensive up north Eh!
RPetty Champion Author Maryland Posts:4,392 Points:982,740 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: 9/9/2008 8:58:46 AM	Ignore RPetty Report Abuse
	more tax=less disposable income..
kevski Champion Author Oregon Posts:1,456 Points:208,065 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: 9/9/2008 8:57:53 AM	Ignore kevski Report Abuse
	energy tax=more consumer cost
MacGyver_1701 Champion Author Indiana Posts:5,234 Points:1,152,375 Joined:Feb 2005	Message Posted: 9/9/2008 8:54:55 AM	Ignore MacGyver_1701 Report Abuse
	We all need more energy taxes. NOT!!!
damone2069 Rookie Author Cleveland Posts:10 Points:1,545 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: 9/9/2008 8:52:32 AM	Ignore damone2069 Report Abuse
	WOW!
kanmandoo Champion Author Detroit Posts:1,024 Points:904,090 Joined:Jun 2005	Message Posted: 9/9/2008 8:51:23 AM	Ignore kanmandoo Report Abuse
	glad I live here
lleddirj All-Star Author Michigan Posts:984 Points:595,330 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: 9/9/2008 8:45:46 AM	Ignore lleddirj Report Abuse
	surpluses? is he on crack?
mattf373 All-Star Author Atlanta Posts:606 Points:115,720 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: 9/9/2008 8:43:35 AM	Ignore mattf373 Report Abuse
	it needs to be a worldwide effort!
RochBear Champion Author Minnesota Posts:1,766 Points:508,515 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: 9/9/2008 8:41:01 AM	Ignore RochBear Report Abuse
	The Gov't spending the country to prosperity NEVER works. Instead of simply spending the "surplus" on things, they should invest it. Build wind farms, they require a large up front investment, but then continue to pay for decades. It would also stimulate the private sector by only buying wind mills made domestically. (or they could buy US made windmills and give the USA back some of the $ the US sends to Canada for oil.)
rod1965 All-Star Author Portland Posts:646 Points:101,175 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: 9/9/2008 8:38:35 AM	Ignore rod1965 Report Abuse
	All political B. S. no matter what country.
TTPDX Sophomore Author Portland Posts:231 Points:41,145 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: 9/9/2008 8:37:55 AM	Ignore TTPDX Report Abuse
	Mini-Bush indeed. Good luck w your election, neighbors!
USAFA82 Champion Author Colorado Springs Posts:1,584 Points:269,720 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: 9/9/2008 8:37:32 AM	Ignore USAFA82 Report Abuse
	Sounds like Harper has good ideas
Retowered Champion Author Colorado Posts:1,070 Points:1,098,060 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: 9/9/2008 8:36:50 AM	Ignore Retowered Report Abuse
	OK.
AC-302 Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:8,476 Points:1,327,305 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: 9/9/2008 8:35:27 AM	Ignore AC-302 Report Abuse
	Does Canada actually have a coherent energy policy? We certainly don't. And is this oil money going to be one of those silly "glide paths" to zero debt/zero deficit? Don't trust any politician that touts it, American nor Canadian..
ladyjj Champion Author Tennessee Posts:1,552 Points:171,485 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: 9/9/2008 8:35:11 AM	Ignore ladyjj Report Abuse
	Man if you spend the money right in the first place then people don't mind paying it the fact that you don't spend the money right that people get tired of paying! You all in Government need to listen to your people, But no you get into office and just spend spend spend with out a care in the world about Who's money your really spending! Death and Taxes!!!!
BBopp Champion Author Dayton Posts:1,336 Points:565,320 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: 9/9/2008 8:32:41 AM	Ignore BBopp Report Abuse
	This is a plan, I hope it works out well for the citizens.
timwil Champion Author Arkansas Posts:2,325 Points:504,030 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: 9/9/2008 8:31:25 AM	Ignore timwil Report Abuse
	ok