Lots of people freaking out about the Hudak plan to cut 100,000 government jobs (which is 10%). If you ran a business that was consistently incurring far more debt than revenues generated, what would you do? Maybe stop creating jobs that dont engergize the economy and start creating jobs that promote business and investment in Ontario. Maybe try to balance your books? Put it in perspective. #millionjobplan 300,000 The number of manufacturing jobs lost since 2003. Amazingly, it is also the number of new government positions added during the McGuinty-Wynne years. 150,000 The net number of people who left Ontario and moved to Western Canada since 2003. 7 The number of consecutive years Ontario’s jobless rate has been higher than the national average. Also the number of consecutive years Ontario’s government has spent more than it collected in revenue. 800,000 The number of men and women in Ontario today without a job. $46 billion The total cost of Ontario’s subsidies for wind and solar power, money that could have been spent to build all of the new subways and other public transit in Toronto and the GTA to break gridlock. $289 billion The total amount of debt accumulated by the Government of Ontario, double the level when the McGuinty-Wynne government was first elected. $1 billion The amount of new debt the Ontario government adds every month. 80 The average travel time in minutes, to and from work, in the GTA – the longest commute in North America. 0 The number of Premiers, excluding Dalton McGuinty and Kathleen Wynne, who were in power when Ontario collected equalization payments as a ‘have-not’ province.
Posted on: Fri, 23 May 2014 13:27:09 +0000