Unify Action - June 17, 2025


Time To Decide, Canadaļ¼š MORE Welfare Or LESS Taxes


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2 minutes

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450

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15

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00:00:00.000 What do you think about our government's overspending and the debt that they've accumulated?
00:00:04.100 In general, I'm weary of increasing spending, I would say.
00:00:09.120 I think we should spend within our means.
00:00:10.640 Personally, I think it's one of the biggest issues.
00:00:12.880 Previously under Trudeau's government, there was a lot of overspending that was occurring in a lot of unnecessary areas.
00:00:18.460 It was doubled, so yeah, that to me is bad.
00:00:21.500 Because then we're having problems where we're borrowing money and I think we should focus more on oil and stuff
00:00:26.300 versus maybe like spending a little bit less on maybe some social stuff that we were already really good in.
00:00:31.040 Like the drug use facilities, for example, I think those are really beneficial.
00:00:35.080 And like a lot of the programs on like education on like LGBTQ communities, I think that's really like important. 0.98
00:00:40.960 I think overall some things I think are non-negotiable, like the first ones that I mentioned.
00:00:45.060 Over the past 10 years, the local government has increased our national debt by twofold.
00:00:49.840 Where do you fall on the issue? Should we cut back spending as much as we can so that we spend within our means?
00:00:54.680 or should the government introduce more taxes just so we can keep these social programs?
00:01:00.180 Taxes feel quite high.
00:01:02.180 In general, I am, I guess, weary of increasing taxes
00:01:05.180 and I would probably prefer to see some cuts as far as spending into some programs.
00:01:13.180 Living below our means, basically, yeah, that would be the better option
00:01:16.180 rather than increasing taxes and stuff.
00:01:19.180 They tax us too much here.
00:01:21.180 if we need to increase taxes to support programs like drug use facilities and education on like
00:01:25.020 different communities i think that is um fine yeah i think taxation it reduces productivity
00:01:32.780 and it'll incline people to leave and i think what canada needs to do if anything would be to
00:01:37.420 actually lower taxes to get more businesses to stay here so yes i do i think that over taxation
00:01:44.220 is bad for the economy economy although it's a little bit political i think something like
00:01:48.700 doge is is needed because i think if people do look into government spending and actually reduction
00:01:55.340 rather than adding more parts to the government i think that's that's the greatest place to start
00:02:01.420 what do you think could happen if like the debt gets way out of hand your dollar just goes into
00:02:06.620 into nothing you won't be able to afford a lot of things and it's a very worrying thing and i think
00:02:12.380 I think that we have a chance as one of the leading countries to stop it before it gets too bad.