Harper promises to raise taxes

Remember the last provincial election in Ontario when McGuinty implemented the health care premium that had been earlier eliminated?  The opposite-position claimed he was raising taxes.

Yesterday, former PM Harper said that he will allow self-employed persons to opt in to Employment Insurance so that they can qualify for some maternity benefits.  The scheme will cost about $150 million.  How will Harper pay for it?

The first claim he makes is that the scheme will be "revenue neutral".  Isn't that the same term for which he is mocking Dion and the Green Shift?  He also says that those enrolled in EI will be the ones to fund the scheme.  Since we know that no one individual funds the entire cost of their EI collections (it is a group-type policy), it is safe to assume that a woman buying into the scheme only (as early as 3 months into as pregnancy) six months before she begins to collect, will not pay enough in premiums to cover her collections.  So how do you make up the difference?

Harper and his Cons will increase the premiums being paid in be all participants which, by the Cons own definition, means... RAISING TAXES.

And as a word of warning, do not be surprised that, if the Cons get back into power, they will make in mandatory for everyone to pay into EI, even if you are self-employed and unable to use the insurance.  Think it can't happen?  Check out what they do in Quebec, who opted out of Canada EI program.  Everyone pays.