Part of the reason I think we should be talking about the big picture of government, what size we want it to be, or what size is the right size for it to be, is that I think that our money isn't being spent wisely. Let me repeat my premise from the previous post: any government agency of any stripe that is spending money is spending YOUR money that they took out of YOUR pocket. Some of this money is well spent, in my opinion. Some of it is not well spent. Government is a big and complex organization that unfortunately does not seem to understand the concept of value for money. But if we put a cap on the size of government, then that concept would have to come into play, wouldn't it?
For salaries alone, check this out: http://www.fin.gov.on.ca/en/publications/salarydisclosure/2010/ .Read it, you'll be shocked that so many public servants make over $100,000, and this is just Ontario! Elementary school principals make more than $100k. The president of EHealth made a half million dollars last year! The average judge makes $245,000. How much do you make? How much tax do you pay? Are you getting value for your money?
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