I think I’ll have to change my blog title to Macbeth

a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing… or something like that

I’m glad to find someone else that thinks sending out cheques is a bit hard to justify given the well oiled mechanisms in place to collect income tax and distribute refunds. 100% agree with the tax credit idea.

Aside — as a young lad, I once had the chance to meet with the then-finance-minister of Canada in his office (I was working in Ottawa at the time and the minister was my MP from rural Alberta — the Maz for those who may remember him), and in my couple of minutes I suggested the same thing for the then GST-rebate cheques that were being issued. Producing exactly the same effect as I suspect this blog posting and comment will have on policy.