• mannycalavera@feddit.uk
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    10 months ago

    sigh will any government or prospective government say that they’ll pay down the national debt as a policy pledge and actually stick to it? I don’t particularly want tax cuts, I want shit to actually work in this country.

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      10 months ago

      Speaking from Canada here, based on what I’ve seen from our politicians I’m not sure you would want follow through on that… both Liberal (centre-left) and Conservative parties have done stints to “balance the budget” which simply involve selling off wholesale a major public asset (a toll road, our electric company to name a couple).

      I’m aware a lot of the big stuff was already sold off over the last 40 years, but still many a politician and investor are licking their lips for a slice of the NHS…