Are you referring to the sponsorship scandal that the last Liberal Government was involved in? Every government that is in power for too long ends up with scandals. McGuinty said he wouldn't raise taxes and promptly did so right after being sworn in. But let's not focus on the past, we can't change that. What is you prediction on how long it will take JT to screw us?
McG began the screwing when he made that stupid pledge not to raise taxes, the cliché from another era that went, "No I really mean it, I
will respect you in the morning!" comes to mind. Who would believe it? Except someone who already wanted McG elected?
Here's Fact One: Government is a cost centre. Can't be anything but. Why would we want it to take in more than it needs? So if you think paying for the goods and services you get is being screwed, then you're always gonna be taking it the hard way.
But unless you bitch about the cost of electricity every time you take a cold one outta the fridge, and never enjoy TV because it ain't free (it is if you're OTA. but that's another topic) and you're 'being screwed' to pay for a great big ROGERS sign when the old SkyDome sign was perfectly good, it's time to stop whining about what government isn't and get it into the shape you want.
If you want no increase, start by telling us what services and stuff you won't use any longer. Then maybe we can cut your bill for the stuff you do use. But cutting income first, or even holding the line when input costs have all risen is a rock-solid guarantee that you'll get a substandard product full of defects. You'd never dream of doing a family budget that way. But that is the bill of goods the last government sold you and all of us for a decade.
Time we got past the fantasy that there's a free lunch — or free sex — and realized we only get as good as we give. So if you're tired of feeling screwed, better stop with the "Screw you" stuff as your contribution.