the course of the century). The biggest initiative however is their toying with the flat tax. What’s a flat tax? You, me, Wally Welfare, Parry Pogie, and Monty Millionaire all pay the same tax rate regardless of their yearly income (this would probably be anywhere between 11% and 17% of total in- come). Now is that the Ameri- can way or what?

Prairie Vote

On Thursday Sept 16" Saskatechewanese go to the polls. Longtime NDP Premier Roy Romanow should win this election. Why??Ever since he pulled his province back from the debt (what’s that?/ The Visa and Amexs of government lending said no more) and has been able to balance his budget while lowering taxes. That would sound pretty good around here.

On Tuesday Sept 21* Manitobans vote as well. Expect incumbent Tory Pre- mier Gary Filmon to win reelection in a tight race with the NDP. Both votes are unusual in that it is harvest time and traditionally elections have been avoided.

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