Dear Editor:
Re: Neither Voting System on Ballot Flawless or Ideal, Oct. 31 View From the Ledge opinion column.
An excellent column by Keith Baldrey on the pros and cons of proportional representation. He encourages us to do some reading up. One aspect of the consequence of PR that seems to be left out is the potential cost.
A very good article in the National Post on July 28, 2016 entitled Why Do Governments Elected By Proportional Representation Spend More Money states that a PR government tends to spend an average of six per cent more of gross domestic product. Often through borrowing and deficit spending.
One would think that with the economy of scale as more and more people pay taxes, the cost of government should be less but all taxes seem to rise faster than inflation.
Consider the cost before you vote.
William Sherlock
North Vancouver
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