I can't agree with all you say. The cuts are from surplus. Not from further cutting of social programs. The Libs cut those before and that's why there is a surplus. What is lacking is the reinstatement of funds to the programs that the grits cut. But beuarocracy is so wasteful of those funds. I suggest that the programs that have survived the Liberal era have finally become "Lean and Mean".

The GST cut is crap as you stated, but your average Joe don't get it.

Corporate tax cut are a necessity in this time of a skyrocketing dollar = less exports = less jobs.

As a Certified Financial Planner, I see good things in the "MINI". Your everyday Joe could benefit greatly from changes to RESP's, RRSP contrib increases, income splitting in RPP AND RRIF income. But they just don't wanna save money anymore. Savings in Canada are slumping dangerously...instaed they gotta get that 52" LCD TV!!!

I keep hearing..."Save? i want to spend my money while I'm alive" I say: what if you live to 100?...my 78 year old female neighbor can push her lawn mower faster than me and I'm 43!! Good thing she saved. She travels all over.

Tories, Grits, NDP.... all the same..they always buy votes. What's new or shocking about that?