Tag: Politics
Proposition 24: Wealth Tax
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The only people who think that wealthy people should not pay more tax are wealthy people, and people who’ve been duped by wealthy people to believe that all tax is bad. Learning a little about marginal tax rates and seeing the amount of money that rich people have left over *after* paying would convert a…
Proposition 23: Violence Against Indigenous Women
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All they are asking for is recognition? Geez what a low bar, and a bad question. This one is a no-brainer. Summary: Next! Previous Proposition 22: Employment Insurance Next Proposition 24: Wealth Tax Table of Contents
Proposition 22: Employment Insurance
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This is one of the worse questions of the bunch in that the VAST majority of people probably have no idea what is even required to qualify for Employment Insurance. Even just a list of the simplest stipulations of the program would help voters decide whether they think it should be easier. Since what I…
Proposition 21: Single-Use Plastics
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This question is totally fine, as it’s basically an agree/disagree again, with no real ambiguity of the current state. However, the single-use plastics thing is still kind of weird because while of course throwing away plastic is bad for the environment, the blanket language of these kinds of laws means that there’s no real distinction…
Proposition 20: Military Spending
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As I’ve said before, I don’t like war/violence, but I understand it’s necessary to a certain extent. I don’t know exactly how much Canada spends on its military each year, but I have no doubt it’s a lot. Canada has a lot of peace-keeping forces, and we have a lot of allies who we support…
Proposition 19: Immigration
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How many immigrants does Canada currently admit per year? Does that include refugees who are immigrating to Canada out of necessity? This is information I could really use to help answer this question. Many people like to say that “America is full” (North and Sound America), but if people are being honest, that’s just bullshit.…
Proposition 18: Defecit Reduction
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Another question that as a progressive just makes me upset. Ontarians of various walks of life have been feeling the effects of these public services cuts since Doug Ford took office, and the CPC finally released their budgeted platform last week. I think a lot of people don’t really understand how government budgets work (I’m…
Proposition 17: Asylum Claims
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F off with this question. Some of these Vote Compass questions have nuance and are complicated, but not this one. Asylum claims are not something that should be taken lightly like it is in this question, and the fact that people would come in to our country looking for somewhere safe demonstrates to me that…
Proposition 16: Oil and Gas Subsidies
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This question is a weird one for me, because it’s phrased like the industry definitely gets subsidies (which…why?!?!), but it doesn’t give any information about how much they receive (and whyyyyyyyy?). Regardless of how much they receive, it kind of seems like there’s no reason for these companies to get any money from the government,…
Proposition 15: Supervised Injection Sites
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I’m of the opinion that drugs are bad. However, addiction is a thing, and honestly, if somebody is taking drugs, I would rather they have the option to administer them in a safe way, and in an environment where nurses or doctors are available to help, in addition to clean and sterile needles. I have…