tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post2231539560635669228..comments2023-07-25T02:39:44.615-07:00Comments on Bill Tieleman: Tieleman - Premier Campbell's TV address a disappointing lecturing re-run with a hidden tax cut in the middleBill Tielemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03304971610140279157noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-65972546471073232812010-10-29T20:43:46.879-07:002010-10-29T20:43:46.879-07:00listening to Mr. Campbell make me realize what no ...listening to Mr. Campbell make me realize what no one, not even you are saying.<br /><br />The HST debate is not about people not wanting to pay more taxes.... <br /><br />it is about business, Big Business not wanting to pay taxes. <br /><br />this tax takes more from bc residents and returns less money to the government in tax revenue as a business owner that kind of agreement is bad business.sheanmacdonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14349423261228231484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-12876090497577270692010-10-29T18:11:19.995-07:002010-10-29T18:11:19.995-07:00Anon 10 AM, I thank you for the invite, my own blo...Anon 10 AM, I thank you for the invite, my own blog is stalled in the planning stage. It's being held up by a pesky little problem, not enough cash. I won't bore you with the details. In the meantime you can heed these words, or not as is apparently your choice.<br /><br />If you believe that Tieleman is providing a service to our province then you have been blind sided and are not informed. I concede that he receives information faster than I would but he has no more to offer than what is in other mainstream media. All the dirty dealings in politics you get here are in your newspaper and on your TV and Tieleman is part of it.<br /><br />So yes, I think I will keep knocking Tieleman, it's the least I can do at this time for the good citizens of BC. When he is ready to start fighting for real change, I'll be supportive.<br /><br />To understand what that means I suggest you look at the meaningful work being done at Vancouver Media Co-op. They and their supporters challenge the crap that Campbell feeds us while Tieleman sells it as filet mignon.Yakmasternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-40878499301885915542010-10-29T17:23:16.484-07:002010-10-29T17:23:16.484-07:00BC Mary, I think we're all of the opinion that...BC Mary, I think we're all of the opinion that Campbell and friends were involved in underhanded if not illegal activities surrounding BC Rail. Is anyone of any importance in the Liberal Party serving time or ostracized to the point that their political career is over? They have got away with their shenanigans. It's a foul smelling victory but yes they have "won".<br /><br />And dollars to doughnuts, no amount of whining for a do-over will bring a public inquiry to see the light of day. As much as I believe it should happen, it's as big a waste of time as the Liberal Recalls planned for the New Year. I wish you all the best of luck with those as well but I will be surprised if any let alone 6 or more succeed. Perhaps you simply misunderstood the sarcasm in my previous entry.Yakmasternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-78558185573400953542010-10-29T14:45:17.510-07:002010-10-29T14:45:17.510-07:00AnonoMouth @1:44 sez:
"Who would be bothered...AnonoMouth @1:44 sez:<br /><br />"<i>Who would be bothered to read comments in You Tube anyway?</i>"<br /><br />I imagine for the barely literate such as yourself, it would be a REAL bother to read comments ANYWHERE! Are you ready for grade five?kootcoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11344208424209840730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-14835885614162359482010-10-29T10:59:53.180-07:002010-10-29T10:59:53.180-07:00Would the NDP should they become government increa...Would the NDP should they become government increase taxes? They most likely would. THey did in the past.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-26690786244014760502010-10-29T10:00:52.484-07:002010-10-29T10:00:52.484-07:00Don't be knocking Tielman. If it wasn't f...Don't be knocking Tielman. If it wasn't for him and all the other good bloggers, we would be blind sided and not informed. It's hard enough to keep track of all the dirty tactics Campbell is using right now. The work these good bloggers do, is very time consuming. Hours and hours, of research goes into their blogs. So, yakmaster, if you think you could do better at blogging information, to the BC citizens, than Tielman, etal... Fly right at it. Do your own web page, I would be interested in reading your blogs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-64154319150369191092010-10-29T07:09:41.562-07:002010-10-29T07:09:41.562-07:00Anonymous 6:59 is verrry interesting when he uses ...Anonymous 6:59 is verrry interesting when he uses the sudden dumping of the BC Rail Political Corruption like a "win" for the Campbell Gang ... similar to the Recall process. <br /><br />So he openly admits that the Campbell Gang "won" something significant, when the trial was dumped under circumstances as dubious as the original BCR-CN deal itself. <br /><br /><i>[voices off-stage saying "Ooops! Ooooops!"] </i><br />.BC Marynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-29635514954756868082010-10-29T06:17:31.483-07:002010-10-29T06:17:31.483-07:00Everyone who reads Bill's column should also r...Everyone who reads Bill's column should also read:<br /><br /><i>AN EXPERT SUMMARY OF THE BC RAIL SCANDAL FIASCO <br />- What's Left Out<br /> <br />(October 27, 2010)<br />http://houseofinfamy.blogspot.com/<br /><br />My friend Bill Tieleman has delivered the piece on <br />the Basi, Virk, and Basi trial that we’ve been waiting for. <br /><br />Acknowledged as one of the best-informed observers watching and prying into the meaning of the BC Rail Scandal, Bill Tieleman’s wisdom needs to be studied by everyone who cares about British Columbia. His October 26 article, “Hung Out To Dry” is one of the best summary articles written to date.<br /><br />But its flaws are dazzling.<br /><br />Mr. Tieleman (like all the mainstream press and <br />media people) studiously avoids a few absolutely central matters..."</i><br /><br />More at: http://houseofinfamy.blogspot.com/Canadian Canarynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-69864030065085332282010-10-29T02:03:01.958-07:002010-10-29T02:03:01.958-07:00Why bother debating words that came out of the mou...Why bother debating words that came out of the mouth of someone that is known as a habitual liar. Best to continue with the job of getting rid of the rot at the top and try and make this province a better place to live in.<br /><br />Oh, and I heard the number of those that tuned in to be about 220,000. Really dismal!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-32970724941672495172010-10-29T00:16:43.692-07:002010-10-29T00:16:43.692-07:00I've heard, but can't confirm, Colin Hanse...I've heard, but can't confirm, Colin Hansen was not consulted about the 15% tax cut, or at least was not given much notice, prior to the premier's TV address. Moreover, I've also heard, but can't confirm, that the outgoing and incoming education ministers were not at all consulted about the education-related plans contained in Dear Leader's TV address.<br /><br />If a leader is going to spend 8 months secretly planning the overhaul of the energy ministry, without consulting the most obvious player -- the minister himself -- then it stands to reason that the same might apply to policy matters related to other ministries. Of course, Bill Bennett, unlike Hansen or Abbott or MacDiarmid, has always been a hothead, so it further stands to reason that not every minister that's bitch-slapped by the premier is going to react in the same maverick way.<br /><br />Isn't it also interesting that the premier's press secretary, Bridget Bimbo, is quietly replaced just one day after this epic TV address. And to think I actually used to have respect for Belle Puri.<br /><br />Question: Did Martyn Brown really go willingly to tourism, or was he sent quietly and not-so-willingly out to pasture because he made the obvious strategic suggestion to his boss that he step down in the interests of party's (read: business lobby's) future? Is all this talk about how he wanted out, how he saw the writing on the wall, how he was mentally wounded by the Basi/Virk trial - is that all just more smoke and mirror spin emanating from the premier's office?<br /><br />Interesting times. Stay tuned.Shallow Throatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-33405906911912529652010-10-28T23:15:47.395-07:002010-10-28T23:15:47.395-07:00Campbell's Cheating Charts Caught
The Vancouv...<b>Campbell's Cheating Charts Caught</b><br /><br />The Vancouver Sun's <a href="http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Premier+charts+misleading+deceptive+experts/3743453/story.html" rel="nofollow">Chad Skelton</a> writes:<br /><br /><i>One of B.C.’s leading experts on tax policy says the charts Premier Gordon Campbell used in his TV address gave such a misleading picture of tax rates in this province that, had they been turned in by his students, he would make them do the assignment over again.<br /><br />“If a student did this, I would say this is deceptive, maybe intentionally deceptive,” said Jon Kesselman, an economist with Simon Fraser University’s School of Public Policy. “I would say: ‘Fix this and resubmit.’”<br /><br />James Brander, an economist with the University of B.C.’s Sauder School of Business, agreed.</i>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-78390093463578304002010-10-28T22:42:02.116-07:002010-10-28T22:42:02.116-07:00I am laughing at 1:44 pm. Of course PAB disabled...I am laughing at 1:44 pm. Of course PAB disabled the comments, no chance in hell they would have allowed the low level dirtbag comments that typically accumulate on lefty blogs to soil the Premiers youtube. The Premier does just fine soiling himself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-77724071367908307952010-10-28T20:26:53.211-07:002010-10-28T20:26:53.211-07:00MAYBE the 15% is coming from TOO much HST being co...MAYBE the 15% is coming from TOO much HST being collected by the BC Liberals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-33561357095983760592010-10-28T18:59:16.130-07:002010-10-28T18:59:16.130-07:00What a snoozer. Literally, I dozed off about 10 m...What a snoozer. Literally, I dozed off about 10 minutes into his address. Same old crap, what a waste. Show me just one person who was opposed to HST before the speech but was won over by it even the slightest bit. I don't think that person exists, more likely to find a leprechaun riding a unicorn.<br /><br />What a snoozer. The review should have been cut to a couple of paragraphs. "Premier Campbell announces 15% tax cut effective Jan 1,2011" That's it, nothing else was even worth reporting.<br /><br />There was of course the usual Tieleman spin on it complete with what ifs and misleading gobbledygook math. I'm sure the numbers were all correct, just the conclusions were a bit wonky as usual. Those that will be paying more HST than they receive tax cuts are the $80K-$90K range that are among the richest 20%.<br /><br />Oh, here come the anti-PAB crew now. Save it bozos, you're as boring as your deity. Read his column again with an open mind. You'll see that he had nothing useful to say, just like Campbell had no purpose to his speech.<br /><br />Some fear-mongering, only the one suggestive question not based on any reality and the numbers that add up to nothing. Stop wasting our time until you've got something to say, Bill. How's the recall going? No, not the HST nonsense, the other one, to recall the BC Rail trial?Yakmasternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-80529939108629535762010-10-28T18:17:58.069-07:002010-10-28T18:17:58.069-07:00I want my nickel back. it wasn't work it, it ...I want my nickel back. it wasn't work it, it was boring. campbell looked like he was going to have an anxiety attack, or maybe his nose was going to grow.<br />The tax reductions will do nothing to improve the quality of life for the children of this province, who for the past seven years have had the dubious honour of being the poorest in Canada.<br />For children to be able to meet the standards set for grade 4 students they will first need adequate food, clothing, shelter, etc. With 40% of taxpayers not even making enough money to pay provincial income tax how will their children do.<br />With a huge deficeit and a reduction in income, almost $600 Million a year, due to the tax cuts, how will the government pay for education and medical care? <br />All those new roads and bridges sure look nice but this province still has the most poor kids in Canada, seven years running.<br />Small business in BC was only pay 2.5% income tax on their taxable income, now they pay nothing. Well they those businesses just got a 2.5% raise but those on min. wage at $8 an hr got no raise and neither did those on social assistance. <br />What I heard the premier say was small business is more important than children living in poverty.<br />what I heard the premier say was the top 20% of taxpayers get a nice reduction in taxes but the children of B.C. get nothing.<br />School boards are still closing schools while top wage earners and small business receive more money from the government.<br />$22 Million is being cut by the government from group homes. Where will these disabled people go? But hey, big business has had a tax reduction, on their taxable income, from 16.5% to 10.5% in the past decade.<br />The charts looked cute but the increase in money spent was only to cover the usual increase in costs due to increases in products, taxes, salaries, etc. There wasn't any REAL NEW money.<br />I want my nickel back and I'd like it to go to a food bank because food banks need every nickel they can get because there is an ever increasing need for their services.e.a.f.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08315797641460470048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-39660308508258148542010-10-28T17:52:09.195-07:002010-10-28T17:52:09.195-07:00Campbell refused to link a possible negative resul...Campbell refused to link a possible negative result of the HST referendum with a rollback in the 15% cut in provincial taxes when he was on CBC Radio this morning. <br /><br />I can't imagine he'll ever increase income taxes - after all they're progressive and that kind of tax is anathema to Campbell and his puppet-masters.<br /><br />So, feel free to vote NO on the HST secure in the knowledge that, for someone making $50,000 a year, a 15% reduction in provincial tax will pretty much cover your weekly costs for the carbon tax as of July 1.<br /><br />Cost which have been, up to this point, pretty much a dead loss. Not to mention a complete loss for the environment....<br /><br />But don't, for gosh sakes, expect that $7.00 a week to also cover the additional HST you'll have been paying on, for example, a family meal at a family restaurant since LAST JULY. <br /><br /><b>Oh Gordon, you're such a kidder!</b>G Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09487763931438315174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-10589271331390023922010-10-28T17:49:14.767-07:002010-10-28T17:49:14.767-07:00I'm finding it very hard to understand why he ...I'm finding it very hard to understand why he has ANY support from his party. Does he have something over each of them. He really isn't helping matters at all.Gary Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10640964040603349900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-26204868295494877132010-10-28T16:04:09.953-07:002010-10-28T16:04:09.953-07:00King Gordo says " 5 cents per person" fo...King Gordo says " 5 cents per person" for his pathetic attempt at bribery....hey Gord..i want my 5 cents backAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-15235021307649257572010-10-28T15:38:40.569-07:002010-10-28T15:38:40.569-07:00Well, that would be fun. You could pretty well gua...Well, that would be fun. You could pretty well guarantee recall of every sitting Lieberal MLA if he tried that one. I hear we get a look at the first draft question soon. Can't wait....cherylbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-81432093599670445982010-10-28T14:49:06.374-07:002010-10-28T14:49:06.374-07:00I doubt that. Someone is getting a bit too paraoni...I doubt that. Someone is getting a bit too paraonid over a little thing.<br /><br />Who would be bothered to read comments in You Tube anyway?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-19405472856948302532010-10-28T14:32:56.082-07:002010-10-28T14:32:56.082-07:00I'm confused. Can we use one "gold"...I'm confused. Can we use one "gold" standard. Its being reported in the Vancouver Sun that the cost of last night's lecture was $240,000, or to be more accurate: "Campbell said Thursday that it amounts to about five cents per person in the province."<br /><br />I can understand that ... five cents per person ... but this I don't get, its apples and oranges:<br /><br />"households in the $80,000 to $90,000 range will pay $1,128 more annually." what's the typical size of a family, is it four. Can't we get these numbers as a per person calculation..<br /><br />"HST has been estimated to cost the average BC family $521" duh<br /><br />Can El Gordo give us the numbers as a family?<br /><br />Campbell's calculations seem to change with the minutes. To make himself look better he keeps going for a larger number to divide his cost to the taxpayers of BC.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-13544458458805073642010-10-28T14:26:40.754-07:002010-10-28T14:26:40.754-07:00Huggies "estimate" of the future taxatio...Huggies "estimate" of the future taxation money from business is just as trustworthy and reliable as his "estimate" of the deficit before the election. NOT! <br /><br />Huggies is just as vile and disgusting as King Gordo.terrencenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-19464732262882525072010-10-28T14:16:07.855-07:002010-10-28T14:16:07.855-07:00Go to YouTube, look up Richard Nixon's 1950s C...Go to YouTube, look up Richard Nixon's 1950s CHECKER's SPEECH and compare it to Gordo's bit of sequel to "Tricky Dickie" from last night.<br /><br />Soon Gordo will be doing other re-caps of Nixon's best speechs, including the . . . I AM NOT A CROOK one.<br /><br />But no matter how Gordo plays it when you look at that face and "those eyes" you see Anthony Perkins as Norman Bates in Psycho going on about his dear mother as he sharpens the bread knife.<br /><br />And why did he not talk about his dearly departed dad also? <br /><br />Or is that another Campbell family pyscho-secret?!<br /><br />The GREAT SATANAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-61840239268778163042010-10-28T13:44:08.693-07:002010-10-28T13:44:08.693-07:00PAB seems to have disabled the comments/feedback o...PAB seems to have disabled the comments/feedback option over at the Youtube link provided. Hmm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com