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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1993-10-27, Page 17Winning smiles The Intermediate team from Blyth did well at the cross country meet in Hullett, Oct. 20. From left: Julie Ritchie, Elisha Courtney, Mary Beth Brigham, Ashley Howson, Jennifer Godfried. ( DUNBAR & COOK ELECTRIC LTD. DON'T 4 ORGIEU $3.00 THURSDAY Home, Farm & Commercial Wiring Wireless Home Security Systems Years ago, people didn't make a big deal about service. It was simply a part of doing business. Small things like taking someone's groceries to their car was not only common, but expected. When did things change? How did customers suddenly become consumers? At Knechtel, we haven't forgotten that the reason we're in business is to serve you. In fact, we have a chainwide policy on service. If you require assistance locating anything or help getting your groceries to your car, just ask Making a customer feel welcome and important is something we won't lose sight of. Because the more you value good service, the more you'll get to know Knechtel. G OODS SERVICES TRADES Kar,Z,FF Cat-dwell- Construction • residential & agricultural structures • framing • siding • drywall • roofing & trim Estimates & Prints R.R. # 3 Blyth 523-9354 Music for all occasions. D. J. SERVICE CALL (519) 887-6069 192 Josephine St. Wingham, Ontario NOG 2W0 357-4173 Fax 357-4173 R.R. 2 Brussels, Ontario NOG 1H0 887-6147 We service all makes TVs, VCRs, Stereos, etc. KEN PENNINGTON'S DON 2.6-7505 PAUL 357-1537 SAVE ON YOUR CLASSIFIED AD In Home Service Available THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1993. PAGE 17. Letters to the editor Writer tells Liberals to listen to taxpayers THE EDITOR, To All Politicians: The Federal election of Oct. 25, 1993 has brought a number of points to the front. 1) If you are going to govern in an arrogant and unconsulting way, thumbing your nose at the electorate then we the electorate will now turf you out. Witness the collapse of the federal Conservative Party. 2) There has been a huge swing from fiscal over spending to conservative restrained on the public purse. Again witness the collapse of the federal New Democratic Party. The electorate has finally realized that over- spending will kill us. The NDP vote went mostly to the Liberals, still an overspending party, but this is a huge monetary spending shift. 3) With the Bloc Quebecois firmly entrenched in Ottawa, maybe now a full and open discussion can be had on the constitution, without deals being made behind closed doors as has happened in the past. Maybe, just maybe, we can come up with a new form of federalism that will bind Canada together. My hope now is that the federal Liberal Party is listening to what the voters of Canada were saying. Listen to us, lead us in prosperity, but don't break the bank doing it, be careful with our money. Remember your mandate runs out in five years. Negotiate openly and honestly. I didn't vote Liberal but I wish them all the luck in the world. I want my Canada to survive, and it is now in their hands as these next five years will be very pivotal. The immediate winners of their election were the Liberals and Reform parties. Let us hope the long term winners of this election were the Canadian people and Canada. Sincerely yours, A Canadian Citizen. THE EDITOR, A recent report by Global Economics Ltd received headline treatment. They stated that taxes - had gone up in Ontario since 1990. Less attention was paid to why the taxes have gone up and how the tax load has been shifted to those who earn the most. There is no question that taxes have gone up in Ontario, this province of Canada. The Ontario retail sales tax is the fourth lowest in Canada. For 90 per cent of taxpayers, Ontario's personal income tax rates remain the third lowest of all provinces. Over 20 per cent of Ontario families have either seen no change in their taxes or have seen their taxes go down. What has happened in the last three year has been a shift to the "ability-to-pay" principle. The recent increases in personal income tax fell most heavily on the top 10 per cent of income earners. The Corporate Minimum Tax will ensure that large, profitable corporations pay their fair share, while exempting all small businesses. As I have said before, the 'weakness in our economy has reduced revenue. In addition to this, the reduction of federal transfers to the provinces has hit Ontario. Ontario will bear almost one-half of all 1993-94 provincial revenue losses resulting from federal limits on major transfers. In 1993-94 this is expected to cost Ontario about $4.4 billion. This has reduced the federal money for health, welfare and post secondary education. It is hoped that the new government in Ottawa will not continue the trend of the last two governments which reduced transfer payment to the provinces. This has hit Ontario especially hard as it supplies the largest part of the federal taxes. Paul Klopp, MPP Huron.