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In response to "Have you asked that of me yet? I don't remember seeing it anywhere. " by Name Withheld By Request

All right, that's fine, but I don't think you can say "Canadians could fund the parties themselves"

Posted by Guigue (aka Guigue) Nov 29 '08, 14:39

I guess you can argue it's a more direct way of deciding who gets the money, but most of the money still comes from the government. To me, in the end, the idea remains the same, we all put money in this big pool with our taxes, and the government distribute it to the parties.

Your way, the people deciding who gets what are the people donating. With subsidies, it's everyone who votes. Personally, I think everyone who votes represent more people

I still don't see an argument that it would cost us (or the government) less.

And I kind of asked you in this post (but it was lost in a sea of posts I guess)

link (www.slickertalk.com)

So the government ends up paying 7.50 of the $10 donation? -- nm

Guigue (aka Guigue) Nov 28 '08, 11:30

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In response to BlueKopo: "On political donations up to $400, you receive a 75% tax credit. So for $10, you get $7.50 back and it costs you $2.50."

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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

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