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Originally Posted by MonctonRad
It's not a false dichotomy. Even if we run balanced budgets into the future, we would still be spending hundreds of millions of dollars every year servicing accumulated debt. The only way to prevent this is by paying down on the debt. Higgs parsimony actually gives Holt more latitude for her program spending. She should thank him for his service.
We should keep running modest surpluses every year until our provincial debt is cut by at least one half.
Don't forget that not too long ago, NB was at risk of financial insolvency. I do not want that to happen again.
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I don't think she's going to thank the premier responsible for people dying in the ER of heart attacks without even seeing a doctor, because he couldn't fund a proper system of clinics like those that exist in other provinces. When the ER ends up being the only option for a lot of New Brunswickers with non emergency medical ailments and maladies, that is completely unacceptable.
Yeah, it would be preferable to run modest surpluses until we pay down the debt more, but the key word there is moderation. Most New Brunswicker's didn't see Blaine Higgs's large surpluses as the result of moderation, but rather, negligence.
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