Fun With Liberals

Here's a couple things Stephen Harper should introduce in the House of Commons this year, just to see what the reaction will be.

Instead of cut the GST to 6% this year and 5% next year, scrap it altogether. Will the Liberals oppose it because they didn't promise to do anything about the GST this election, or will the support it because they promised to get rid of it in 1993?

Develop a program to increase home ownership on First Nation reservations. Will the Liberals oppose it because this was part of the Conservative campaign platform or will they support it because it was part of the Liberal campaign platform?

Increase the lifetime capital gains tax exemption for small business from $500,000 to $750,000. Will the Liberals attack this as evidence of a help-the-rich hidden agenda on the part of the Conservatives? Or will they support it because it was a Liberal campaign promise?

Side note for those who think the Conservatives are driven by money from big corporations: most corporate donations go to the Liberals, and that race isn't even close.

And, in response to those who argue that Conservative tax cuts will help the rich more than they help the poor: Absolutely true. Liberal tax cuts do the same. Do the math. Any tax cut will help rich people more than poor people because they pay more tax, and the upper level of their incomes is taxed at greater percentages than the lower levels of income. The only way to tax the rich without taxing the poor is a sur-tax. And, correct me if I'm wrong (cause I might be), but I think Chretien or Martin got rid of that...