Have a look at this posting by Conservative candidate Brian Abrams in Kingston and the Islands. I took the screen shot in the early morning hours of Oct. 1, 2008. Look at the very bottom where he attacks the carbon tax by using that "fact" the German unemployment rate is 12%. The number immediately struck me as high. In fact, you can easily check online that the German unemployment rate was 7.6% in September and 7.7% in August. Brian Abrams just made up his unemployment number out of the blue.
The link is here but who knows how long it will remain uncorrected.You know if Mr. Abrams is elected and if the Conservatives are returned to power, he may very well become a cabinet minister. Harper's bench is not very deep. Anything could happen.
With the economic storm clouds gathering, it would be a lot safer to send one less "economic fact fabricator" to Ottawa. Vote for Peter Milliken in Kingston and the Islands!
4 comments:
when did germany/EU impose a carbon tax? germany's unemployment rate has dropped from a high of 11.2 in 2005 to the 7.5 now.
i don't suppose the answer would be 2005 would it?
Sounds like he made that mistake. Though if you consider it this way it makes his arguement weak. here is no way one can draw the conclusion that carbon tax=higher unemployment. It was a bad conclusion to make and he should remove it. All parties try to spin facts to their own advantage I imagine same errors could be found on someone from each of Canadian's political teams.
First, sorry for the double post. I was a little confused about writing a post, saving it, and posting it later...
Anyways, yes, I think that so many factors affect unemployment that to connect it to a carbon tax shift (yes, they cut employee and employer pension contributions with some of the carbon tax revenue) is pretty impossible.
My main point is that it's dangerous to have people in charge who are loose with the economic facts (not just how they spin the actual facts). It's even more dangerous and risky in these turbulent economic times.
In response to Allan,
As for political spin doctors, I say let's point them out, argue over what's really the truth, and see who is left standing. That debate can only help political discourse in Canada and ultimately it will be good for the country.
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