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u/Jaded_Economics7949 Jun 11 '22

I can't believe the government is trying to disarm us and there isn't huge pushback. Can't we get a massive protest going?

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '22

Some gun owners vote liberal.

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u/pickledshallots Jun 11 '22

This right here. Not a gun owner yet (PAL pending), but I personally find a lot of issues more pressing than guns, such as education, healthcare, and affordability. I applied for my PAL for hunting purposes, so that I could save some money on food while also eating in a more ethical way. Our biggest issue is FPTP — proportional representation or ranked ballots would allow more political viewpoints into Parliament. No party fits 100% of my political viewpoints, but the CPC and I have nothing in common except for guns. That’s not enough for my vote.

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '22

affordability

And how has the current government made life more affordable since they came to power?

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u/Cadaren99 on Jun 11 '22

I pay a lot less for daycare, that's about it though.

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '22

Doesn't offset the cost of housing , fuel and inflation though..

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u/Cadaren99 on Jun 11 '22

At least it didn't add to it. You asked and I answered, don't move the goal posts.

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u/drain-angel BC Jun 11 '22

Ah, "fuck you got mine", nothing more emblematic of the LPC partisans here. At least the NDP types actually care about working on a middle ground.

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u/Cadaren99 on Jun 11 '22

Are you referring to me, the person that's happy to get reduced rates after paying for daycare for 6 years?

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u/drain-angel BC Jun 11 '22 edited Jun 11 '22

Glad to hear you saved 50% or whatever on childcare and somehow it's an expense significant enough to where you made it out in the green under this government. Now if you don't mind, I have lentils and beans to soak while I siphon gas so I can make it to school so maybe I can get a job where I can afford a $300K down payment in 10 years.

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u/Cadaren99 on Jun 11 '22

Pull yourself up by the bootstraps and get a better paying job.

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u/drain-angel BC Jun 11 '22

Spoken like a true Neolib. Enjoy that daycare buddy, you earned it.

Edit : Can I siphon gas from your car by the way? I promise I won't cough it out.

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '22

Uttering threats now? Did we both manage to piss you off? Why are you threatening to Kurt Cobain someone?

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u/drain-angel BC Jun 11 '22

Thanks for the advice. I'll take the catalytic converter while I'm at it.

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '22

The original statement you were replying to mentioned cost of living in general. You specifically mentioned day care as if that disproves what he said.

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u/Cadaren99 on Jun 11 '22

The question I responded to was how has the govt reduced the cost of living. Which they have by reducing my daycare rates so they don't add to the world-wide inflation rates and ridiculous amount of taxes we pay.

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '22

I'm paying out the gas for my car, I'm paying out the ass for food, I'm paying out the ass for ammo and equipment and housing is out of reach.

Sure, daycare is the most pressing matter.

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u/Cadaren99 on Jun 11 '22

To a lot of people it is. Also, Politicians don't control the price of gas, or housing, or food, or anything else you buy from a capitalist market. Not unless you want to bring in socialist price controls.

And before you go on and on about the carbon tax, I don't care, and to address the rest of the taxes on gas - reducing them will only allow price creep to occur. Then we're losers all around, the price of gas is the same and now we have less revenue to fund the province. Which is exactly what happened in Alberta and is going to happen in Ontario.

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '22

... what? All of what you said is just horse shit but that's getting way off topic.

I wasn't even going to mention the carbon tax but the fact that you don't care is yet again another example of self centered urbanite. Who would have guessed. "Fuck you got mine" seems to be on the dot

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u/Cadaren99 on Jun 11 '22

"I don't like what you said therefore it's bullshit."

Also - you don't seem to understand what the saying "fuck you I got mine" means eh? I support child care spending even though I'm at the end of my having to pay for it. I think a UBI should be piloted better because one of the root causes of gun crime is extreme poverty. I support more social programs for everyone.

So no, I don't think "fuck you I got mine" is a appropriate description of me. You should probably try and insult me by calling me a socialist.

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '22

No it's not the case but I appear to have pressed one too many buttons. You're ranting now for very little good reason and putting words into my mouth to try and make yourself feel better. You're indirectly implying how virtuous you are by stating your beliefs and what the government should do. We're on a gun related subreddit*.

I don't really care.

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u/Cadaren99 on Jun 11 '22

You are utterly frustrating to argue with. This is why we're losing the gun debate, people like yourself can't string a complete and logical thought together.

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