tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2850973949490261969.post7160610965268847162..comments2023-07-16T07:41:54.590-06:00Comments on Chasing Apple Pie: Yes, By All Means, Eliminate the Voter Taxfrmgrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06502680468496747562noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2850973949490261969.post-59868066790283965122011-04-01T18:57:07.724-06:002011-04-01T18:57:07.724-06:00Anon - then let's scrap that as well. That wo...Anon - then let's scrap that as well. That would make the parties seriously dependent upon persuading their supporters to cough up without a thought of reward.Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16277713882450290045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2850973949490261969.post-89892489288619394042011-04-01T15:16:57.706-06:002011-04-01T15:16:57.706-06:00I find the per-vote subsidy far less offensive tha...I find the per-vote subsidy far less offensive than the 75 per cent tax credit for political party donations. My CPC vote in Ottawa Centre at least counts for SOMETHING! But I don't contribute to any party and resent having the tax base eroded by people who do. If you want to give, give. But don't expect me to subsidize 75 per cent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2850973949490261969.post-90040352003119106672011-04-01T12:53:32.551-06:002011-04-01T12:53:32.551-06:00Or raised to a minimum of twenty percent of the vo...Or raised to a minimum of twenty percent of the votes before they receive a cent.<br />Rob M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2850973949490261969.post-55617486679161392452011-04-01T09:51:31.114-06:002011-04-01T09:51:31.114-06:00It's also not fair to be forced to subsidize a...<i>It's also not fair to be forced to subsidize a party that you do agree with. A vote for a party is not an indication that you support them financially. </i><br /><br />I agree,the voter tax should be scrapped for ALL parties.frmgrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06502680468496747562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2850973949490261969.post-66640364555427715812011-04-01T09:42:44.127-06:002011-04-01T09:42:44.127-06:00It's also not fair to be forced to subsidize a...It's also not fair to be forced to subsidize a party that you do agree with. A vote for a party is not an indication that you support them financially.potatohttp://spuds.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2850973949490261969.post-74441837999996622102011-04-01T09:39:03.919-06:002011-04-01T09:39:03.919-06:00Frankly, I think Harper's going about this the...Frankly, I think Harper's going about this the wrong way.<br /><br />The first thing to do is to institute a rule that a party has to run a candidate in a minimum of 75% of Canada's ridings in order to qualify for the subsidy. If the Liberals and NDP complain that this would eliminate funding for the Bloc, he should ask:<br /><br />What, you have a problem with that?Patrick Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04592482865332628189noreply@blogger.com