tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758139357823553893.post178808629397717577..comments2023-10-19T05:01:59.279-05:00Comments on The Winnipeg RAG Review: Steady retreat of Manitoban Social DemocracyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03478584067447488835noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758139357823553893.post-75220980999282109482012-08-21T08:00:30.927-05:002012-08-21T08:00:30.927-05:00Nice try. Since when did a lack of insurance ever ...Nice try. Since when did a lack of insurance ever stop idiots from driving and getting into accidents?double nickelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02067401914703468252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758139357823553893.post-39648546012460836932012-08-20T13:39:25.449-05:002012-08-20T13:39:25.449-05:00Really? I guess you just bend over, pay your premi...Really? I guess you just bend over, pay your premiums and are on your way, huh? You just remember that the next time you are in an accident with a driver with 15 demerits ( who would have never received insurance in any other province due to their driving record) and MPI refuses to pay for half your treatment.<br /><br />But hey, when you drink the orange kool-aid it must all be good, huh?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758139357823553893.post-64960042437038193502012-08-19T15:15:41.742-05:002012-08-19T15:15:41.742-05:00Bullshit. Even the hard right reformers in Saskatc...Bullshit. Even the hard right reformers in Saskatchewan aren't screwing with their public insurance.double nickelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02067401914703468252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758139357823553893.post-81526346259733887312012-08-18T23:53:33.385-05:002012-08-18T23:53:33.385-05:00Well served by having a public insurer like MPI?
...Well served by having a public insurer like MPI?<br /><br />Well, I guess if you are a shitty driver that couldn't get insurance under a private system, but otherwise even or in most cases underserved by MPI.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758139357823553893.post-58658373895014725152012-08-17T17:14:27.571-05:002012-08-17T17:14:27.571-05:00It seems that "responsible" pundits are ...It seems that "responsible" pundits are very conflicted about Doer. On the one hand, they recognize that he wasn't innovative at all, didn't really fundamentally change Manitoba for the better, and was more of a follower than a leader. <br /><br />On the other hand, "responsible" pundits love his "centrism" and quelling of "hard-left nut bars". In particular, see this Policy Frog post for an example of the attitude<br /><br />http://policyfrog.wordpress.com/2009/08/27/digesting-doer/<br /><br />This all seems to go back to a theme Jared Wesley has about Manitoba provincial politics. And that's that the political class if not the broader public have this "not left, not right, but FORWARD" mentality. <br /><br />http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/journal_of_canadian_studies/summary/v045/45.1.wesley.html<br /><br />The problem is that major policy innovations require some sort of vision that'll inevitably alienate some segments of the population. Whether this vision is left, right, green, urbanist, agrarian, or syncretist is beside the point. You can't diffuse all political conflicts and move a province forward at the same time. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03478584067447488835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758139357823553893.post-15888076061374167572012-08-17T16:50:20.589-05:002012-08-17T16:50:20.589-05:00I just had this exact discussion earlier this week...I just had this exact discussion earlier this week. Sadly today's NDP haven't had a bold idea in decades.double nickelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02067401914703468252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758139357823553893.post-86991997065423101282012-08-17T11:59:07.422-05:002012-08-17T11:59:07.422-05:00I was thinking about that at last night's Bomb...I was thinking about that at last night's Bomber game which was sponsored by MPI, so MPI logos were everywhere. <br /><br />Any objective observer can see that Manitoba is well served by having a public insurer like MPI. But it took courage and vision to create it. It's hard to imagine the NDP taking the lead in creating something else like MPI in today's political climate. That's unfortunate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com