When, one year after election, your party has not only failed to reduce government's budget, but has increased it by two-digit percent, will the reason be:
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aging of the population - totally unexpected- inflation! Where did that come from?
- unionized workers' contract pay increases actually have to be fulfilled.
- projections of double-digit percent growth of the economy (and resulting tax revenue) didn't happen!
- the previous government left things so messed up we couldn't fix them in one term. give us another term please (we promise to use a different excuse after that.)
With Health budget:
- The nurses negotiated 5% per year for the next 5 years??? We have to pay that???
- The population is aging and retiring? WE HAD NO IDEA that could happen!
- Health care costs increase with that aging population? We were broadsided by that one!
- Modern treatments and machines cost more and more money, so we can't afford them. What? People expect modern health care? That's gonna blow the budget.