Stubble Jumping Redneck's "Vote Compass": Part II

Part I is here.

In this part, Part II, I'll deal with government programs and taxes.

In CBC's Vote Compass these two categories are dealt with in questions 10 to 12 and 29 and 30 respectively, which seems a bit strange, because they are obviously closely related in the real world. However, part of the CBC's spin is evident in the fact that they have obviously not made a direct connection (or any connection) between government programs and the requisite taxes that must be levied to pay for them.

The statements/questions proposed were as follows:

Government Programs:

10. How much of a role should the private sector have in health care?

11. The government should fund daycare instead of giving money directly to parents

12. It should be easier to qualify for Employment Insurance

and

29. How much should wealthier people pay in taxes?

30. How much tax should corporations pay?

Now, for the statements/questions that the Stubble Jumping Redneck would have posed.

With respect to government programs:

1. How much of a role should the government have in health care?
2. The government should not levy taxes that will be used to usurp the role of parents
3. Employment insurance should have greater restrictions and obligations imposed on its recipients, such as access to skills training and relocation assistance, based on the amount of taxes previously contributed by the unemployed individual 

With respect to taxes:

1.  Wealthier people should be encouraged, through incentives such as tax breaks, to fund programs currently handled by governments, that might be better handled by the private and non-profit sector
2. Corporations should be encouraged, through incentives such as tax breaks, to fund programs currently handled by governments, that might be better handled by the private and non-profit sector
3. Wealthier people and corporations should be eligible for tax breaks for each person they employ

My answers to those questions may not be solidly within the CBC's idea of what constitutes a Conservative, but I think the emphasis should be on what role should the taxpayer have in determining how their taxes are spent and how do we hold governments accountable to us. Power to the people!!

Tomorrow: Immigration and Law and Order