| Wall government is spendaholic, recession looms |
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| Local Content - Letters to the Editor |
| Written by publisher |
| Tuesday, 17 November 2009 19:13 |
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Dear Editor, This week we saw the first glimpse of what will undoubtedly be what defines the Wall government in the second half of its term in office: recession and deficits. The Saskatchewan Liberals have been warning against an economic downturn and the dangers of overspending for over a year. The first time was a speech I delivered in August 2008 in Saskatoon when I cautioned against overspending during boom times and urged the government to curtail its spending and put this new wealth toward debt elimination. I also discussed the need to dedicate resource revenues into a heritage fund. Unfortunately, these ideas fell on deaf ears in the Sask Party. Instead, they chose to continue the NDP spendaholic tradition of preserving an economy dependent on volatile commodities to pay for new and expensive government programs. This is completely unacceptable and unsustainable – as we are about to find out. When the average person on the street could have predicted their budget predictions on potash alone were way too optimistic, the Saskatchewan Party has continued its spending spree so they can stay high in the polls. Politics has defeated reason and principle. Since taking office, the Sask Party has not had to make a single tough decision. Now the people of Saskatchewan get to see what they are really all about. Ryan Bater, Leader of the Saskatchewan Liberal Party |
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