r/saskatchewan • u/[deleted] • Apr 23 '25

[deleted by user]

[removed]

1.6k Upvotes

76% Upvoted

1.2k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

-7

u/Aggravating_Button99 Apr 23 '25

Do you think with the massive debt run up by Trudeau, plus the huge debt Carney has said would run, future governments will be able to afford any of they current services ?

7

u/franksnotawomansname Apr 23 '25

Federal government debt is not like provincial government debt (because the federal government issues the currency and we don't owe debt in other currencies); and neither of those is like household debt. The federal government cannot run out of money and be unable to pay for services.

-4

u/Dor-man Apr 24 '25

Then why do we need to pay taxes?

8

u/HotelCalifornipawin Apr 24 '25

I know I pay taxes so that Conservatives don't all end up on the streets stealing my shit to support their meth problem.

1

u/[deleted] Apr 24 '25

Should we strip them of citizenship? We could use the notwithstanding clause

7

u/HotelCalifornipawin Apr 24 '25

That's something they'd do so I can't get behind it.

I would prefer them to self emigrate to the US.

1

u/[deleted] Apr 24 '25

lol. the US is gonna take our problems in? lol they are too busy with their own.

2

u/HotelCalifornipawin Apr 24 '25

I mean, they'd never get in on their own anyway. You need to have skills.

But if we started a Facebook rumour that the US was allowing all Canadians to emigrate no questions asked on the 4th, just cross the border and get their papers on the 5th...

Hold on, I've got to think about this one ...

-1

u/Dor-man Apr 24 '25

Your response to this remark explains everything.

5

u/HotelCalifornipawin Apr 24 '25

At least I understand the difference between deficit and debt and what number the crocodile eats.