http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2005/12/09/harpers-pension-shelter-much-better/ Conservative group weblog that publishes daily commentary on political events and topics affecting Canada, the United States and the world. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:01:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2005/12/09/harpers-pension-shelter-much-better/#comment-171638 LE REVUE GAUCHE - Left Analysis And Comment: 2005-12-04 Wed, 07 Nov 2007 04:26:55 +0000 http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2005/12/09/harpers-pension-shelter-much-better/#comment-171638 [...] ThePolitic says that Harpers pension announcement is just what folks need. And then in fine old red baiting conservative tradition he uses Russia as an example of the success of free market pension reform. Yep I kid you not."If we are charitable to Harper and assume this is not just a campaign promise led by polls and pundits, he may be realising what it took the people of the USSR almost 75 years to find: private citizens can allocate resources for their own well-being far more efficiently than bureaucrats in some distant government office."So I had to leave him a reply; "Thats why the Soviet Union became a basket case economy, with baba’s begging in the streets that they used to sweep for an assured income, benefits and housing…yep they sure did come a long way….." [...] [...] ThePolitic says that Harpers pension announcement is just what folks need. And then in fine old red baiting conservative tradition he uses Russia as an example of the success of free market pension reform. Yep I kid you not.”If we are charitable to Harper and assume this is not just a campaign promise led by polls and pundits, he may be realising what it took the people of the USSR almost 75 years to find: private citizens can allocate resources for their own well-being far more efficiently than bureaucrats in some distant government office.”So I had to leave him a reply; “Thats why the Soviet Union became a basket case economy, with baba’s begging in the streets that they used to sweep for an assured income, benefits and housing…yep they sure did come a long way…..” [...]

]]> http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2005/12/09/harpers-pension-shelter-much-better/#comment-66472 Eugene Plawiuk Fri, 09 Dec 2005 20:10:15 +0000 http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2005/12/09/harpers-pension-shelter-much-better/#comment-66472 Thats why the Soviet Union became a basket case economy, with baba's begging in the streets that they used to sweep for an assured income, benefits and housing...yep they sure did come a long way..... Thats why the Soviet Union became a basket case economy, with baba’s begging in the streets that they used to sweep for an assured income, benefits and housing…yep they sure did come a long way…..

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