| Title: | True North Strong & Free | 
| Notice: | Introduction in Note 535, For Sale/Wanted in 524 | 
| Moderator: | POLAR::RICHARDSON | 
| Created: | Fri Jun 19 1987 | 
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 | 
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 | 
| Number of topics: | 1040 | 
| Total number of notes: | 13668 | 
    As the Cornwall note is getting pretty stale I figured it
    was time to start another topic.
    
    I hear Vaseline sales are booming today, I guess most are
    expecting a real good scr***ng tonight.
    
    
    Robin
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| 794.1 | KAOFS::B_VANVALKENB | Wed Feb 23 1994 08:12 | 11 | ||
|     I was rather surprised...no real tax increases...no real spending cuts.
    
    Capital gains got the axe.
    
    $5 in cuts for every $1 in new taxes !!! This I'll believe when I see
    it, along with the $ 40 B deficit. Any takers on this year going to
    $ 50 B ???
    
    
    Brian V
    
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| 794.2 | CTHU26::S_BURRIDGE | Wed Feb 23 1994 08:27 | 6 | ||
|     Actually, I got the impression that they were deliberately being
    cautious in their forecasting.  The annual cahrade of demonstrating
    that the deficit would be gone x years in the future, by playing
    dishonest games with rosy scenarios, seemed to be missing.
    
    -Stephen
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| 794.3 | Floss, floss, floss... | POLAR::ROBINSONP | EVO Inside | Wed Feb 23 1994 12:15 | 10 | 
|     
    I'm surprised that benefits such as dental coverage was not hit. Does
    the dental industry have a powerful gov't lobby?
    
    This might sound radical, but I would support a motion to drop dental
    coverage as a job benefit if it were taxed. At least if we are going to
    be robbed, let us have a choice as to which pocket they can put their
    hands in. 
    
    Pat
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