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In response to "You know something? The more I debate this party subsidy, the more I'm changing my position on them." by Name Withheld By Request

You still haven't explained to me how it's not still the government paying most of it with the tax return -- nm

Posted by Guigue (aka Guigue) Nov 29 '08, 14:14

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Have you asked that of me yet? I don't remember seeing it anywhere. - Name Withheld By Request Nov 29, 14:31 6
- All right, that's fine, but I don't think you can say "Canadians could fund the parties themselves" - Guigue Nov 29, 14:39 [Backboard] 5
  - I did miss that at the time. This is where it would be ideologically based. It's about accountablity. - Name Withheld By Request Nov 29, 14:46 4
    - To me, getting the vote makes them responsible enough. I guess that's where we differ -- nm - Guigue Nov 29, 14:54 3
      - Ask how many voters think that any of the political parties is responsible to them and then maybe you'll feel differently about that. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Nov 29, 14:58 2
        
        Uh? I mean they're responsible for the money the get if someone voted for them -- nm - Guigue Nov 29, 15:27 1
        
        I just know from experience that people who donate to political parties usually get opportunities to have a say in their direction. - Name Withheld By Request Nov 29, 15:36
Hmm, that's a good point. I wonder if the government paying 75% of people's donations is fundamentally different from - Beryllium Nov 29, 14:16 2
- For your last paragraph, it's true, but NWBR's argument lies on the fact the donation will increase -- nm - Guigue Nov 29, 14:17 1
  - I wonder if anyone's done an analytical breakdown - mathematically, could disposing of the subsidy cost more than keeping it? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 29, 14:18

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