Government should not profit from gambling or alcohol expansion
A columnist argues against government involvement in sins like gambling and booze noting a reported 55 million expenditure on casino expansion. They caution that even profits and taxes from such activities erode morals and urge strict regulation rather than operation of immoral businesses.
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Manitoba Budget 1998 Faces Tax Cuts vs Spending Frenzy
Victor Vrsnik of the Manitoba Taxpayers Association surveys the 1998 balanced budget. He notes tax cuts are minimal while program and capital spending rise sharply. Revenues boost by 200 million from last year with 300 million from a stabilization fund, yet debt repayment and spending outpace tax relief.
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Manitoba Taxpayers Association
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Eric Stefanson
Fiscal Stabilization Fund
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