Neo-conservatives are strongly right wing, in general they believe in the priority of individual rights over communal and non- government interference within the economy. These ideas have been absorbed into the more mainstream Canadian Conservative Party.
The Conservative Party of Canada claims that if re-elected they will spend:
$3.2 billion in personal income tax relief. This includes allowing Canadians to earn more income before paying federal income tax and before being subject to higher tax rates. It includes the enhanced Working Income Tax Benefit to strengthen work incentives for low-income Canadians. Tax measures for 2010–11 also include higher child benefits for parents and lower taxes for low and middle-income seniors. - Conservative economic action plan <http://www.conservative.ca/policy/budget_2009/>
The majority of people are not going to see the benefits of paying half their income to someone who may not reinvest it local initiatives. Constant arguments on how the government spends taxes and the bureaucratic system lengthening the process, certainly would discourage me from handing over my hard earned money. Single parents are most commonly mothers, baring the responsibility of being the only breadwinner often struggle to make ends meat, sometimes living pay check to pay check this reduction in income tax could allow them to get ahead of the bills.
Holly
I like how you talked about a positive angle of Neoconservatism instead of going over the negative points, which would have been a lot easier because of the class discussions on Neoconservatism.
ReplyDeleteIt makes our blog more diverse and can capture the attention of a new audience.
-Avery
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ReplyDeleteI agree with you in questioning how the government spends taxes but when taxes are risen or lowered, who and what is effected?
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ReplyDeleteGood post Holly. I too like how you discussed the positive side of Neoconservatism. Most of the time I see it as a more negative ideology however, it does show that there are pros to it too, for many people.
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