Finance Spokesperson Roy Schneider: Playing with tax numbers and wishfull thinking

Finance spokesperson Roy Schneider:
playing with tax numbers and wishfull thinking

Nipawin - September 2, 2000 - by: Mario deSantis

lies over lies
I remember when Premier Roy Romanow charged the ex-provincial tories of not being

able to add up numbers and stated how his government was charismatic, compassionate,

and fiscally responsible. At Ensign, we have found Premier Romanow and his

government to be phony leaders in Phonyland⁽¹⁾. Therefore, we must keep up with

our work of documenting the corrupted behaviour of our present leadership, and

highlight their relentless approach to always change numbers to their favour, to always

play good psychology versus working for needed fundamental changes, to always put

a smile on their plastic faces rather than feeling embarrassed for their mistakes, to

always look at our societal concerns for making a fast buck. In few words, this

administration is cumulating lies over lies and it is resembling an ever inflating

balloon ready to blow up at any time.

very smart
Today, let's talk about adding up numbers at Minister Eric Cline's Finance

Department, and pay attention to the recent eloquent statements made by

spokesperson Roy Schneider. We must understand that our finance people

are very smart; however, we must also know that being very smart and playing

with numbers is not the same as working for the people.

provincial accounting system
I just wanted to provide this premise, so that, you reader can make up your own

mind on the behaviour of our Finance people. As I was mentioning, these people

are very smart, they fool you with an array of numbers coming out of their ears,

so what is important in evaluating these people is to pay attention to the way they

talk, and not to their abilities to fool you with numbers and to divert the subject

matter. These people have the ability to talk for ever and saying nothing, and this

is why they maintain a provincial accounting system which is not comprehensive,

and this is why they shuffle money from one source of a crown corporation to

another agency or to general revenues, and this is why they have discretional

reserves or shock absorbers for diluting the money trail.

no one has
run with the money
These people are very smart, the only problem with them is that they mix up so

many numbers that they can't recognize anymore one number from another, which

is which. And this is occurring in more than one governmental department. For

example, when Minister of Health Pat Atkinson was asked what happened to the

$51 million overrun for the closure of the Plains Health Centre, she had no more

number to play with and she said "no one has run with the money⁽²⁾." Whenever

there are no more numbers to play with, the "no one has run with the money"

becomes the final answer of our millionaires in our government. And these

governmental people don't need to play 'Millionaires', they just serve themselves.

extra $46 million
In the last provincial budget, Honourable Eric Cline boasted tax reforms which

will make Saskatchewan more competitive with Alberta. He stated that in a span

of a year Sales Tax Reform will provide additional taxes in the amount of $142.7

million⁽³⁾. However, in the three months beginning with April 1, 2000, the

government collected an extra $46 million in taxes compared to the same period

last year. By the end of the fiscal year, it is reasonable to expect that the total extra

taxes would be in the amount of $184 million (46*4=184), that is they will be in

excess of $41.3 million (184-142.7=41.3) of the governmental estimate.

tax grab
Therefore, there is evidence that the Tax reforms are nothing else but an immediate

tax grab for this government. But Finance spokesperson Roy Schneider is standing

by the tax savings promise and said that he has departmental numbers which

"were not included in the Spring budget because it would have made the document too long... It's in the background briefing papers. It isn't in the public document itself. We show the end result, we don't really show how we got there⁽⁴⁾."

Mr. Roy Schneider is another governmental laugh, and I may mention something

else as an additional evidence that this tax reform is another tax grab by this

government: starting July 1, 2000, Sales Tax Reform will be expanded to include

legal, accounting, architectural, consulting and engineering services; building

services; advertising services; and Employment services.

inflated
balloon
Playing with tax numbers and wishful thinking is not working anymore Mr. Schneider,

get real and stop being an inflated balloon, you may blow up out of your own puffing air.

------------References/endnotes:

General reference: articles by Mario deSantis http://www.ftlcomm.com/ensign/authors/desantisNG.html

1.
-
Honourable Janice MacKinnon and her rolling economy in Phonyland, by Mario deSantis, May 8, 2000

2.
-
The closure of the Plains Health Centre: The $50 million overrun and the gimmick of saving money in health care, by Mario deSantis, December 19, 1999

3.
-
-
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A PLAN FOR GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY: PERSONAL TAX REFORM IN SASKATCHEWAN, by Taxation and Intergovernmental Affairs Branch, Saskatchewan Department of Finance, section: "Saskatchewan's Tax Reform Will Be Affordable", page 18, March 29, 2000 http://www.gov.sk.ca/finance/budget/budget00/brochure.pdf

4.
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Tax numbers don't add up, CBC Saskatchewan, http://www.sask.cbc.ca Web Posted | Aug 30 2000 12:15 PM EDT

Finance spokesperson Roy Schneider: playing with tax numbers and wishfull thinking

Nipawin - September 2, 2000 - by: Mario deSantis

lies over lies	I remember when Premier Roy Romanow charged the ex-provincial tories of not being
	able to add up numbers and stated how his government was charismatic, compassionate,
	and fiscally responsible. At Ensign, we have found Premier Romanow and his
	government to be phony leaders in Phonyland⁽¹⁾. Therefore, we must keep up with
	our work of documenting the corrupted behaviour of our present leadership, and
	highlight their relentless approach to always change numbers to their favour, to always
	play good psychology versus working for needed fundamental changes, to always put
	a smile on their plastic faces rather than feeling embarrassed for their mistakes, to
	always look at our societal concerns for making a fast buck. In few words, this
	administration is cumulating lies over lies and it is resembling an ever inflating
	balloon ready to blow up at any time.

very smart	Today, let's talk about adding up numbers at Minister Eric Cline's Finance
	Department, and pay attention to the recent eloquent statements made by
	spokesperson Roy Schneider. We must understand that our finance people
	are very smart; however, we must also know that being very smart and playing
	with numbers is not the same as working for the people.

provincial accounting system	I just wanted to provide this premise, so that, you reader can make up your own
	mind on the behaviour of our Finance people. As I was mentioning, these people
	are very smart, they fool you with an array of numbers coming out of their ears,
	so what is important in evaluating these people is to pay attention to the way they
	talk, and not to their abilities to fool you with numbers and to divert the subject
	matter. These people have the ability to talk for ever and saying nothing, and this
	is why they maintain a provincial accounting system which is not comprehensive,
	and this is why they shuffle money from one source of a crown corporation to
	another agency or to general revenues, and this is why they have discretional
	reserves or shock absorbers for diluting the money trail.

no one has run with the money	These people are very smart, the only problem with them is that they mix up so
	many numbers that they can't recognize anymore one number from another, which
	is which. And this is occurring in more than one governmental department. For
	example, when Minister of Health Pat Atkinson was asked what happened to the
	$51 million overrun for the closure of the Plains Health Centre, she had no more
	number to play with and she said "no one has run with the money⁽²⁾." Whenever
	there are no more numbers to play with, the "no one has run with the money"
	becomes the final answer of our millionaires in our government. And these
	governmental people don't need to play 'Millionaires', they just serve themselves.

extra $46 million	In the last provincial budget, Honourable Eric Cline boasted tax reforms which
	will make Saskatchewan more competitive with Alberta. He stated that in a span
	of a year Sales Tax Reform will provide additional taxes in the amount of $142.7
	million⁽³⁾. However, in the three months beginning with April 1, 2000, the
	government collected an extra $46 million in taxes compared to the same period
	last year. By the end of the fiscal year, it is reasonable to expect that the total extra
	taxes would be in the amount of $184 million (46*4=184), that is they will be in
	excess of $41.3 million (184-142.7=41.3) of the governmental estimate.

tax grab	Therefore, there is evidence that the Tax reforms are nothing else but an immediate
	tax grab for this government. But Finance spokesperson Roy Schneider is standing
	by the tax savings promise and said that he has departmental numbers which
	"were not included in the Spring budget because it would have made the document too long... It's in the background briefing papers. It isn't in the public document itself. We show the end result, we don't really show how we got there⁽⁴⁾."
	Mr. Roy Schneider is another governmental laugh, and I may mention something
	else as an additional evidence that this tax reform is another tax grab by this
	government: starting July 1, 2000, Sales Tax Reform will be expanded to include
	legal, accounting, architectural, consulting and engineering services; building
	services; advertising services; and Employment services.

inflated balloon	Playing with tax numbers and wishful thinking is not working anymore Mr. Schneider,
inflated balloon	get real and stop being an inflated balloon, you may blow up out of your own puffing air.

------------References/endnotes:

	General reference: articles by Mario deSantis http://www.ftlcomm.com/ensign/authors/desantisNG.html

1. -	Honourable Janice MacKinnon and her rolling economy in Phonyland, by Mario deSantis, May 8, 2000

2. -	The closure of the Plains Health Centre: The $50 million overrun and the gimmick of saving money in health care, by Mario deSantis, December 19, 1999

3. - - -	A PLAN FOR GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY: PERSONAL TAX REFORM IN SASKATCHEWAN, by Taxation and Intergovernmental Affairs Branch, Saskatchewan Department of Finance, section: "Saskatchewan's Tax Reform Will Be Affordable", page 18, March 29, 2000 http://www.gov.sk.ca/finance/budget/budget00/brochure.pdf

4. -	Tax numbers don't add up, CBC Saskatchewan, http://www.sask.cbc.ca Web Posted \| Aug 30 2000 12:15 PM EDT