tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476825681109011814.post3378053709118584690..comments2023-06-08T06:52:51.532-04:00Comments on Guelph Politico: Turmoil on Transit (AKA Mutiny on the Bus)Adam A. Donaldsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12212181549039679400noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476825681109011814.post-72007134336361999682010-05-02T04:11:27.086-04:002010-05-02T04:11:27.086-04:00Its a good thing people are raising social awarene...Its a good thing people are raising social awareness about these issues by detailing the facts. But these type of cutbacks aren't just limited to Guelph, but have been happening systematically in all municipalities across our country for the past 15 years or so, full steam. Higher taxes and declining services beg the question alluded to in the flyer, "where does all the money go?"<br /><br />Its sad thought that many people get caught up in the angry right-wing populist propaganda and blame the public sector and its employees for cutbacks, always intimating that it is somehow their performance, attitudes or abilities which are to blame for this whole mess. But when one stops to think about the role of government vs business, government was never designed to operate as a business; its intent was never the single-minded zeal of "making profit for its shareholders". <br /><br />The causes of the systematic dismantling of public assets seen in our crumbling infrastructure, healthcare service underfunding, declining wages, public transit cuts, etc, are driven by the burgeoning corporate state in collusion with the neoliberal agenda which has been adopted by both "mainstream" political parties.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com