Picking Your Pockets

The Ontario budget has come down today. My choice for best sound bite of the day goes to Ontario NDP leader Howard Hampton for this gem referring to the new health premium tax:

This is a tax which will hit every modest and middle-income family. The government is literally picking the pockets of the wrong people.

I would have thought that picking the pockets of anybody would be wrong. At least he doesn't beat around the bush. And at least Hampton is clear on where he stands and what he would do if his party won.

The Liberals on the other hand just broke every election promise they made last year. Now I'll admit that most governments fail to live up to some of their election promises... but ALL of them... in ONE year? Amazing.