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A Recipe for Thwarting
Productivity
by Glenn Woiceshyn
Published in the Financial Post on Jan/14-16/1995.
Dear Editor,
Re: "Pre-Budget Protests Could Head Off Tax Hikes."--by Ted Byfield--Jan/7-9/95--The
Financial Post
Throughout history great countries have been brought to their economic knees by
their own politicians who practiced cancerous economic policies in the name of the
"public good." With a bankrupt education system and gradual economic decay
the majority of people won't grasp how serious the situation is until it's too late.
In the case of Weimar Germany the "cure" made the disease look benign by
comparison.
The wealth of a nation is determined primarily by the productivity of its people,
and there are many ways to thwart productivity. Smothering people with red tape works
well. Undermining the nation's currency -- the life blood of the economy -- does
wonders. However, if external factors aren't sufficiently practical, you need to
kill their motivation -- their spirit. The most effective way is to punish those
who are productive and reward those who are not. To get away with it you just have
to convince them that morality is on your side and that the "public interest"
is in your blessed heart.
The choice Paul Martin faces with the February budget is clear: either cut spending
drastically or whip the slaves even harder. However, by cutting spending he risks
offending or undercutting the very intellectual institutions that paved the way for
our asphyxiating red tape, our falling dollar, our unbridled debt and our envy-rewarding
socialist policies. I sincerely hope Mr. Martin will make the right choice in February.
Sincerely,
Glenn Woiceshyn
© 1997 Glenn Woiceshyn. All rights reserved.
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