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[–] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 13 points 19 hours ago

Not disagreeing the Trudeau jr years were awful financially, but not all spending is future austerity.

If spending results in higher revenue or higher income for Canadians, then that does pay a return. Infrastructure is expensive but it’s a great enabler of other commerce and economic activity.

But when the government takes on debt it does need to take that seriously for exactly the reasons you mention