No matter who controls the White House and Congress after this election, there is no doubt that a close look at Canada’s successful deficit reduction policies are in order. Check out this article from the Washington Post written by the head of a Canadian think tank.
Also, see this chart from the Cato Institute which shows just how much spending has declined north of the border:
Lastly, it is worth noting that while spending in Canada is a big factor in their recent economic prosperity, our neighbors to the north have seen economic freedom increase as ours has declined in the USA.
They have a successful deficit reduction plan AND a successful national healthcare plan! How about that!
That doesn’t mean that the two are related, but it is a nice thought. Greece has national health care provided by the government as well. How’s that working out for them? Canada does a lot of other thing well.