\nIn yesterday’s post<\/a> I mention the idea of political promises and why they might get abandoned.<\/p>\n \nOne disadvantage that a promise to “save” inevitably carries is that it involves investment. Let’s imagine a government promises to balance the budget by cutting spending, for instance. (Don’t worry; from what I’ve read, the concept is academic.) Someone, by consequence, has to sacrifice now for a better life later.<\/p>\n Realizing the benefit of a balanced budget requires imagination and patience, which people are perhaps less trained to have these days. “Don’t believe without proof,” people often say. Yet, to a hostile audience, proving even an obvious fact can be very difficult. I don’t imagine proving the sun will rise tomorrow is easy to do, if possible at all.<\/p>\n To believe the impact that running a deficit can have, perhaps a person needs to have lived through it. I did, in the early 90s. That’s why, to me, balancing the budget is important.<\/p>\n \nAre most voters simply younger than I now, or do some my age forget Canada before a few courageous ones restored the books in the 90s? (They came to power in ’93).<\/p>\n Source:<\/p>\n theprovince.com<\/a><\/p>\n esm.ubc.ca<\/a><\/p>\nJack of Oracle Tutoring by Jack and Diane,<\/a> Campbell River, BC.\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Self-tutoring about politics: the tutor continues about promises. In yesterday’s post I mention the idea of political promises and why they might get abandoned. One disadvantage that a promise to “save” inevitably carries is that it involves investment. Let’s imagine …<\/p>\n