That's the question I'd like to
ask the three parties in the upcoming Ontario election.
So far,
the only mention of seniors in this campaign has been from "Mighty-Mo"
Hudak who proudly announced that if elected he would axe the “healthy homes renovation tax credit” that pays senior
citizens up to $1,500 to improve bathrooms and stairs to enable them to remain
in their houses longer, i.e. out of costly long-term care facilities.
Meanwhile,
Wynne is proudly promising to spend $29B on public transit in Metro Toronto--on
top of the billions-upon-billions that have already been spent, and for which I
and everyone living outside the Greater Toronto Area are paying for but never
use.
Equally
proudly, Andrea Howarth is promising to spend $100M on daycare. This, on top of
the billions already spent on what has become known as the 'Baby Industry,' and
for which I will never have any use either in practical terms or attitudinally.
Nonetheless,
you'd think that in consideration of the fact that seniors have a vote and
generally use it, there'd be some recognition that they exist beyond being
'cash cows.' Perhaps it's time we seniors gave these three wanna-bes a
lesson in practical politics. 'Grey Power' is still alive and well, and will be
June 12th.
Make no
mistake about it!
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