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Start off by voting wisely, after researching the political history of both party and candi- date. A good party can be articulated poorly or a bad party can be neatly polished to appear good. And after casting the responsible vote. make sure government maintains its ethics. Politi- cians are at the mercy of the voters, any time of the year. Know it and start building a better Ontario June 9. Be vocal and informed throughout the year. An informed consumer is an armed consumer. Government is really no bigger than those peo- ple running it. But that is what voting and keeping in touch with your candidate is all about. After you cast your ballot and the smiling bureaucrat takes his office,' keep a watchful eye on his actions. If he fails to complete that election promise that won your vote, write him a letter and threaten to vote for the opposition next time. Some people abstain from casting a ballot saying there is nothing to vote for. A 104-year- old nursing home resident told me last week that politics is communism and is ruining the work ethnic of the nation with unemployment insurance and "socialist" attitudes. Others say voting is just public manipulation. They believe the political wheel is forever turn- ing, driving taxpayers into the soil. Some peo- ple believe the system can't be directed. So get out and vote. Choose government for its merits-not for its promises and politicians. Politics is not a popularity contest even though so many times it appears that way. Politics is big business and we're all share- holders. For the voter, elections are often disap- pointing, disturbing or depressing. Many times the selection of a politician is by the "lesser of evils" method. Or even worse yet, some people pick the name that sounds nicest or looks best on the ballot. But the voter that takes time to vote at least has a right to complain after the election. Those who care only after the decision is made must learn to suffer for their silence. It is the responsibility of every taxpayer to vote = to prove that he cares what happens to his tax dollar. Unfortunately, many people abuse their right to direct government. Still worse, many politicians abuse their right to co-ordinate the communal purse of the prov- mce. Madman“. Promises, both good faith and blatant manip- ulation, belch out of candidates like smoke from a steel foundry. And also like the foundry, valuable resources are lost in poor control of pollution. Still others say they just close their eyes and make their mark. .t!""fttrooetr'h-eatmsoomsnetort-rtoos-eso-o- 'ttmeme-r-tto-sooo-tom-r-Ga-eu/aid-Gila-ei, 1tr"r,'ro"tt't--'or-soura_ tummnmzm The election of a' new government is often a tricky business for the voter. For weeks before scratching his preference on an election ballot, the taxpayer is riddle) with the spears of party propaganda. _ By Dave Johnston A new govemment is about to take shape ire Ontario. The decisions of that body will effect not only every citizen in the province, but everyone in the country and even the world. P- 4 - Waterloo Chroniclo, Wednesday, June 8, 1977 waterloo chronicle Vote " 'rr"teeveer'r-rtrrratrmm, Pt-.. "msimtdK'tteN--WateeuarR-t,o-r, "trem mere-tfence to Nubian owe: Valerian W. Waterloo. (ht. high-e ‘3” 'trt-tttttmas: 't0ayeariacaaua. 'iiLe.r.iriUtsi_ttd>tesaaodeeiersctmatries Pubhshot James M. Bound E'duor Mary Stupart Advomsmg Manager Wolfgang Urschel a Funny " s., In”. at established 18M Children see parents living beyond their means, trying vainly to acquire all material goods without any of the standards of ethical behavior that once kept a society in balance. Young people watch adults pulling fast ones or The new morality seems really to be no morality. How can one rob a crooked society? proponents of unethical behavior argue. Retail businesses lose a million dollars a day in Canada and the news item rates barely a men- tion. Beating the income tax system is a lucrative busi- ness. A similar thing can happen to an en- tire country too. In the great depression of the 1930's, the standard of living of the en- tire country was reduced drastically. Millions of people were forced into pov- erty as unemployment skyrocketed. Could that" hdppen aéain to the entire nation? Yes! All one has to do is look at the international debt, much of it owed to He goes bankrupt. His possessions can be taken away to his creditors. When business cannot pay its debts and goes bankrupt, it usually ceases to exist. It's assets may be sold off by the creditors. The company's employees are out of work. What happens when a person borrows too much money and then cannot pay it back? To the Editor: Letter to the editor Honesty. Perhaps if we éould once again TrGOyiiiiritearmg, and cheating with the same contempt that our religious forebears felt, we might return standards of honesty. While we deplore the rigid patterns of Victorian moral- ity with its double standards, we have not found an ac- ceptable substitute of behaviour that makes honesty, loyalty and morality an unquestioned style for living. stretching the truth, living off borrowed money on borrowed time and they find themselves with no stand- ards for ethical behavior. The American Institute for Economic research states: "All currencies have been, and are being degraded steadily. All have lost three-fourths of their pre-world war two buying power, and all seem destined to depreciate much more in the next sev- eral years before they become practically worthless. " And yet, we are continually being told by the political pundits they will balance their budgets by the year 1980. Phooey! Mr. WD. Pope Waterloo. Gilbert M. Hass head of an investment firm observes. "Constant overextension of debt ultimately will lead to an inter- national money panic followed by a world- wide depression. " T private commercial banks Ttit NiO Sou