Tweets from the collection Ontario Rebates on tweetlibrary.com. http://tweetlibrary.com/sechilds/ontariorebates http://twitter.com/MikePMoffatt/statuses/152518185009168384 I, for one, am happy the CCPA is defending the interests of wealthy Ontarians like me. #MoreForTheOnePercent Thu, 29 Dec 2011 22:35:43 +0000 http://twitter.com/MikePMoffatt/statuses/152518185009168384 http://twitter.com/spencerkeys/statuses/152517694866980864 @stephenfgordon Was the Fraser Institute designed to be a client of pressure groups like the CCPA? http://t.co/HOEruPDo Thu, 29 Dec 2011 22:33:46 +0000 http://twitter.com/spencerkeys/statuses/152517694866980864 http://twitter.com/stephenfgordon/statuses/152517548070551552 Yup. Dumb and dumber. Sometimes they trade roles RT @daeaves: Fraser Institute and the CCPA are frequently just flip sides of the same coin. Thu, 29 Dec 2011 22:33:11 +0000 http://twitter.com/stephenfgordon/statuses/152517548070551552 http://twitter.com/daeaves/statuses/152517283225419776 @stephenfgordon The Fraser Institute and the CCPA are frequently just flip sides of the same coin. Thu, 29 Dec 2011 22:32:08 +0000 http://twitter.com/daeaves/statuses/152517283225419776 http://twitter.com/daeaves/statuses/152517173401747457 @stephenfgordon You can't be progressive if you've already decided on the solutions before you ever look at the data. Thu, 29 Dec 2011 22:31:42 +0000 http://twitter.com/daeaves/statuses/152517173401747457 http://twitter.com/stephenfgordon/statuses/152517107496656896 What puzzles me is why progressive pressure groups don't try to take over the Fraser Institute. Thu, 29 Dec 2011 22:31:26 +0000 http://twitter.com/stephenfgordon/statuses/152517107496656896 http://twitter.com/stephenfgordon/statuses/152516825652006913 The takeover of the CCPA by the CFS is a very good example of pressure group politics. Thu, 29 Dec 2011 22:30:19 +0000 http://twitter.com/stephenfgordon/statuses/152516825652006913 http://twitter.com/stephenfgordon/statuses/152516504750002176 I thought the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives was a force for progressive policies. I was wrong http://t.co/Az7oE19g Thu, 29 Dec 2011 22:29:03 +0000 http://twitter.com/stephenfgordon/statuses/152516504750002176 http://twitter.com/stephenfgordon/statuses/152507396659494912 .@MrNhuManh I know http://t.co/sxXMlmZF No-one should expect CFS to be force for redistributing income from rich to poor. Quite the opposite Thu, 29 Dec 2011 21:52:51 +0000 http://twitter.com/stephenfgordon/statuses/152507396659494912 http://twitter.com/stephenfgordon/statuses/151797065222078464 .@gdinsmore Universal programs aren't always progressive. http://t.co/W1RGVI4z Tue, 27 Dec 2011 22:50:15 +0000 http://twitter.com/stephenfgordon/statuses/151797065222078464 http://twitter.com/andrew_leach/statuses/151793291413815296 RT @adamgoldenberg: Canadian Federation of Students opposes targeted tuition subsidies because they don't subsidise rich students? Tue, 27 Dec 2011 22:35:15 +0000 http://twitter.com/andrew_leach/statuses/151793291413815296 http://twitter.com/stephenfgordon/statuses/151790554861142016 .@AureliaCotta My theory is composition of student pop'n is skewed rich, and they only benefit from tuition subsidy. So that's their focus. Tue, 27 Dec 2011 22:24:23 +0000 http://twitter.com/stephenfgordon/statuses/151790554861142016 http://twitter.com/stephenfgordon/statuses/151787856069787648 So what is the overriding preoccupation of the CFS? Yep - tuition fees. Tue, 27 Dec 2011 22:13:39 +0000 http://twitter.com/stephenfgordon/statuses/151787856069787648 http://twitter.com/stephenfgordon/statuses/151787581959438336 Rich kids can take advantage of only one of these three: the tuition subsidy. Tue, 27 Dec 2011 22:12:34 +0000 http://twitter.com/stephenfgordon/statuses/151787581959438336 http://twitter.com/stephenfgordon/statuses/151787429500694528 There are main 3 ways to help students: 1) targeted grants, 2) debt relief, 3) tuition subsidies. (1/3) Tue, 27 Dec 2011 22:11:57 +0000 http://twitter.com/stephenfgordon/statuses/151787429500694528 http://twitter.com/stephenfgordon/statuses/151787208351809540 Ever notice how only issue that brings CFS to streets is possibility that rich will pay more? RT @AureliaCotta @andrew_leach @EmmMacfarlane Tue, 27 Dec 2011 22:11:05 +0000 http://twitter.com/stephenfgordon/statuses/151787208351809540 http://twitter.com/adamgoldenberg/statuses/151731712970334209 Canadian Federation of Students opposes targeted tuition subsidies because they don't subsidise rich students? http://t.co/ENb1eRVY #onpoli Tue, 27 Dec 2011 18:30:34 +0000 http://twitter.com/adamgoldenberg/statuses/151731712970334209 http://twitter.com/stephenfgordon/statuses/151715565038354432 The CFS is *not* a force for a progressive redistribution of income. Just the opposite. Tue, 27 Dec 2011 17:26:24 +0000 http://twitter.com/stephenfgordon/statuses/151715565038354432 http://twitter.com/stephenfgordon/statuses/151715329582710784 Important note: Canadian Federation of Students represent those who *already go to uni* and are heavily skewed to upper-income families. Tue, 27 Dec 2011 17:25:27 +0000 http://twitter.com/stephenfgordon/statuses/151715329582710784 http://twitter.com/stephenfgordon/statuses/151715001193873408 *headdesk* RT @andrew_leach: Students ask Ont to extend tuition reductions to those w/ family incomes above $160k/yr http://t.co/90XCNLQY Tue, 27 Dec 2011 17:24:09 +0000 http://twitter.com/stephenfgordon/statuses/151715001193873408 http://twitter.com/andrew_leach/statuses/151714946105880579 How dare the Ontario gov't extend tuition rebates to only the bottom 83% of income earners. What abut the top 17%? #equality § #sarcasm Tue, 27 Dec 2011 17:23:56 +0000 http://twitter.com/andrew_leach/statuses/151714946105880579 http://twitter.com/andrew_leach/statuses/151714611970850816 Students ask Ontario to extend tuition reductions to those with family incomes above $160k/yr. http://t.co/cQurA13I Tue, 27 Dec 2011 17:22:36 +0000 http://twitter.com/andrew_leach/statuses/151714611970850816