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Just did a general ask around of the office and not a single person thinks the parties deserve the public subsidy.

Posted by Name Withheld By Request (aka BlueKopo) Nov 28 '08, 10:58

I really wonder if the Tories are on the wrong side of this issue.

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I'd bet the response totally depends how you ask the question - Guigue Nov 28, 11:07 1
- Nope. When I do reality checks...(Like below)...I try to go neutral. I explained the subsidy and just asked openly...Do you think... - Name Withheld By Request Nov 28, 11:14
of course, the subsidy came hand in hand with removing other avenues of donation. - Reagen Nov 28, 11:06 1
- Without a doubt. I just think there's something we're missing about this story. - Name Withheld By Request Nov 28, 11:12
Your IM doesn't seem to match your subject, unless you meant it ironically or sarcastically -- nm - Beryllium Nov 28, 11:06 9
- The Tories are against it. The general feeling was that it was wasteful spending. Where's the disconnect? -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Nov 28, 11:08 8
  - Your office is against it. The tories are against it. How, then, are the tories on the wrong side of the issue, from your perspective? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 28, 11:11 7
    - depends where you put the emphasis. "I wonder *if*", not "I *wonder* if" - Reagen Nov 28, 11:14
    - Ah, gotcha. Inflection would have mattered...It was a, "Hmmm, I wonder if the Tories really *are* on the wrong side of the issue..." -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Nov 28, 11:13 4
      - Ah, got it. Well, from my perspective, I like Guige's point about "my vote equals a donation to that party" - but I also like the concept that the - Beryllium Nov 28, 11:14 3
        
        Have you ever donated to a Canadian political party? -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Nov 28, 11:15 2
        
        Nope, but I've voted for them. :) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 28, 11:15 1
        
        Well, if you believe that they should be well-funded, why not? - Name Withheld By Request Nov 28, 11:17
    - (In other words, my question is not political, it is grammatical) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 28, 11:13

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Just did a general ask around of the office and not a single person thinks the parties deserve the public subsidy.

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