26 September 2006

Why I love Harper - Part XIV

I knew this was a really significant thing when I first heard it, but TrustOnlyMulder breaks out the numbers.
This 13.2 Billion paydown at a modest 4% interest rate means that our interest will drop by about a half billion a year. That means 500 Million more dollars to put towards social programs, tax cuts, new equipment for the military or paying down the debt even further next year...
I hear people call Stephen Harper a policy wonk (like it's a bad thing to be smart) but most people forget he also has a Master's degree in Economics.

This guy has accomplished more in mere months, with a minority government no less, than Teflon Jean did in a decade.

And the word is spreading.

h/t to PTBC

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