tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-988599552908585128.post2988644155273868965..comments2023-10-16T01:09:58.286-07:00Comments on BC Iconoclast: Thankfully the per vote subsidy is goingBernardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15951619465188564252noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-988599552908585128.post-58869110101368467472011-05-27T11:44:25.879-07:002011-05-27T11:44:25.879-07:00I doubt you'll see the extra cuts; this govern...I doubt you'll see the extra cuts; this government only seems interested in eliminating the subsidy its opponents are disproportionately dependent on. There's also the oversized donation tax credit, which I understand they're keeping too.<br /><br />A lot of people are welcoming this cut, but realistically, only two of the three major subsidies to political parties requires them to compete for public support, and only one of those limits the amount of taxpayers' money a single supporter can direct to a party to just a couple bucks a year. And that's the one they're cutting.<br /><br />So while eliminating "party welfare" sounds like a swell idea, that's really not the agenda here. If it was they'd be going after the other subsidies. They're not.Sixth Estatehttp://sixthestate.netnoreply@blogger.com