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PAGE 6 â€" WATERLOOQ CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, lmayhavebeeninthemmmmwolawbmitwikesmeflm PremierMikeHnrfishasforgwmwhatitismbeumleom- tive. Ohsure,Ihearfi-omthemwshackhomeflmhe’stakentocost cumngandallum.whichisindeeduhninblebutwhat'sdmmlk about fingerprinting all Ontarians? Is he crazy or what? L & L Snd en e enc ols ada ts T ie M m id This all originates from musings that the Premier made to reporters at Queen‘s Park last week when journalists questioned him about Metropolitan Toronto‘s determination to fingerprint welâ€" fare recipients. Mr. Hamsappearsasthwghhe‘sverymwhinfavorofm Last ut y o t e ie h Ad Lundnbaid} ifi hokniidivhilsinint dbtint oofi nn ns dn forgenhxsschemeâ€"itisnbeol\xtemmxsahismamnedfinga conservative, of all people, should even be thinking about. If Mr. Harfiswmfldaflypickupapofifimlnfimtat.hewmfld findthatarealconsemfivebelievesind\ehedumdtbhfividua] wnhaslitdeinfiingemmtfi'ommemlspodhhAmlmaeflv advewoxfldbeagninstaumversalidenfifiufionsyuemunhufin- gerprinting. WhenlranMrHarris’musingsbyapolitica.lsciememfm from Harvard that I met recently, he could only shake his head in sorrow that proposals like this were coming from somebody who claimed to a a conservative. It made me wonder what other conservative thinkers for whom I have tremendous respect, like Dean Peter Woolstencroft at the Uniâ€" versity of Waterloo, thought of this scheme. My bet is that they would find it abhorrent. Here is Mr. Harris.theguywhot_hinksphtoradarmeatchspeed- ing motorists is a bad idea but who doesn‘t object to Big Brother pushmgpoorpeopleupagainstawallanddemandingd\eybefin@r printed before they receive any welfare. Whateverhappaxedwfl\eideaofdvflhbafiesindfismunh'y? A short history lesson: in 1908, the federal government allowed pobcetotakefimerprints.Bythel%andlmmafimeofsodal upheaval.thepolieemadefiequu\lealhfixeverybodywbefingw‘ printed. WTmsomeSOpeoplefimflysteppedfa'wudâ€"hardlyanmhby anybody’smndardaâ€"ConservafivemanberofparfiamwtChafles Bellg!nupmthel-lomeofCommommdnid,'...wtaket}nfimer- pnntsofanymnwcusedsimplybemmebhmbeenmsedmis an outrage and ought to be condemned by every member of this House." Now that is a real conservative speaking. Ifyoulistent.ouxepolice,meywwldhaveyoususpendahnost evaybodfsdvilliberfieswminmina'derinwdety‘mywould fingerprintathAllind\enameofarder. But&xepolicedomtcontmlsodety,t.hankGodMymorflyom of the instruments for social control. Ultimately, the power of the staterestaind:ehmdsd'thepeople.&tdifyw’mammfiveâ€" arealcumervufive.lmanâ€"youmtflwmwintaferewiflx your civil liberties as little as possible. Sohere.int.hemiddled‘Maine.lmkemypleaer.Hm:do rmmthinkubwtfinguwinfingmdfimltbwmgbe‘d wroog.Andit’sdsfinitelymdnwtofaeamafive. Fingerprinting plan is just nonsense . Waterloo Town Square 75 King St. South, Suite 201 Waterloo, Ontario NJ 1P2 Telephone 886â€"2830 Fax No. eÂ¥ Mfeanwhile Fred Sagel JULY 26, 1995 Melodee Martinuk (Sports Editor) made to A zero per cent tax increase is good politics but poor city management TAIDLL Thanks to campaign promises, it appears there‘ll be plenty of political posturing before Waterloo councilâ€" lors strike a tax rate. Holding the line on taxes was a popular campaign pledge and council collectively is stuck with it. A zero tax increase is unrealistic, as any thinking person would agree, so councillors are saying that at least they have as a target, a holdâ€"theâ€"line approach. That‘s fine and dandy for scrutinizing expenses but it flies in the face of inflation, which is somewhere around two per cent. It also doesn‘t take into account the need to replenish the city‘s reserve funds which have been pillaged to cushion recent tax rates. Heaven knows, Waterloo hasn‘t been profligate. Traâ€" ditionally Waterloo throws nickels around as if they were manhole covers and the tax rates have reflected that. Niggardly is the word that comes to mind. Now is the time for councillors to forgo the political posturingmdfocusonwhatt.hecityreallyneedsby way of spending. A zero tax increase would be wonâ€" derful, but it would also be woeful management. wCon;xâ€"llors should remember that there are more important things than money. The trouble is, they all Thinning ‘em Out: The federal government, Queen'sParkandotherpmvinwsambusyfiflm\ing the ranks of the civil service, turfing out tens of thouâ€" sands in drives to cut budgets. But, if you‘ll pardon a layman of average ignorance for asking, how did these thousands get on the payâ€" rolls and what jobs did they do? It seems passing strange to me. Of course, I trained at the Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo Record and was imbued with the idea that you didn‘t hire anyone until a vacancy had to be filled or it was established beyond doubt that there was a worthwhile additional job to be done. So the governmental situation comes as strange to me. Heaven knows, I‘ve known enough government offices and government workers. That‘s including relâ€" atives at both Queen‘s Park and in Ottawa. To be frank, I never was impressed with how full the jobs were. That‘s not to mention the doâ€"gooder boards and bureaus that flourish on government funds. Ah yes, much of what is flatteringly called "public service" is makeâ€"work for people who have degrees but no skills that would give them the kind of money they feel entitled to in the marketplace. WfZL mAE you Feel 50% BErrER Any sipe errecrs s10utp Bt mnimAL iess YORE A CMLSERVANY. 2 ons so om wetrare [( " 00 * \/ Mary Baycroft Jerry Fischer Paul Winkler Waterloo Chronicle is published every Wednesday by The Fairway Group Subscription rates 215 Fairway Rd. S., $45 yearly in Canada. : Kitchener, Ont. $90 yearly outside Canada. +681 The views of our columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of the newspaper. ue You feel a pang for everyone losing & job because it can be a tragedy, but cuts in the bloated payrolls are mssary.lt.!finki_twillmghadifiqm‘hstfig- inb mt Abrtherainnle Selanbnne" i ure. Save a dime here and save a dime there and you‘ll soon have 20 cents. _ Gallows Postscript: Last week in commenting on theReformpmhtomefl)edeathpemlty,HearI was too curt in explaining why I‘m now steadfastly opposed. Simplyput,lfig\mthen’smlghviolenceinsod- etywit}wutthestateptfingimofl\eviolemebusi- ness any more than it absolutely must. 1 believe criminals respond more to the certainty of punishment than to its severity. Canadians are outraged by what they see as an increase in crime and they feel that in demanding the death penalty they are calling down the ultimate weapon. There‘s no evidence that the death penalty deters murderers, none at all. Other societal factors matter. To the extent that it doesn‘t make a difference, the death penalty is irrelevant. Ispentyeanuapolieeandeourtleporter,butl never saw a killer who deserved to die. None of them sMwedanypremeditlfim.'D:eykflledwtofdmnk_- enness, uncontrollable rage or because â€" to be politiâ€" cally incorrect â€" their oars didn‘t go deep enough in International Standard Serial the water Let‘s be clear about it: I‘m opposed to the death penalty, but I‘m also :p‘sond to Wmfi:;tdo:: mean what they say a parole system 18 much abused. And Canadians have had enough of the coddling of prisoners. But for all the good reasons, don‘t get too caught UP in howling for a return of capital punishment. Remember that if others all about you are losing their heads, there‘s a good chance you‘re the guy operating