The Ontario 2018 election thread

[Labster]

Fiscal responsibility isn't a 'left or right' issue. It's a matter of how you look at economies and money. There are times where a government shouldspend more money than it's gaining through taxes, and times it shouldn't. But the most important concerns for a government are 'is this going to pay for itself in extra taxes over the next 20 years, maintenance etc. included' and 'if it doesn't, how much will our future citizens end up coughing up to cover the shortfall.'

Your form of fiscal responsibility sounds dangerously Keynesian.  The Republican party in the U.S. tends to have two modes: economy is down, so cut government spending; economy is up, so cut taxes.  They are generally considered the fiscally responsible party here.  No one talks about what will happen in 20 years, except for retirement entitlements (Social Security), and even then only as a political football.  It must be different to live in a country that will literally sink beneath the waves if infrastructure isn't maintained.