You mean, there are poor people in this province?What is happening to politics in this country?  The Liberal Party of Canada has apparently tossed aside the rights and freedoms that gave the party its name, and now the Liberal premier of Newfoundland and Labrador tells poor constituents to be patient: Oil wealth will improve their lot—eventually.

A cascade of oil-based revenues will, sooner or later, fall in all corners of Newfoundland and Labrador, the premier promises.
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Even so, Williams recognizes that many people in the province feel like the oil-fuelled boom is passing them by.

In recent days, news reports have detailed how various people — seniors needing home care, others requiring medical services, such as portable oxygen tanks — have been turned down for public aid, and found no help in the blockbuster budget.

"I know there's instances of hardship, and I'm very, very sensitive to them," Williams said.

"We'll always find an example of some poor person who's hard done by, and it's not getting down to them. But we're trying to spread it out as much as we can at this stage, and hopefully the trickle-down effect will benefit everybody."

Translation: After Danny’s friends and supporters get their share, those ubiquitous poor people might get some leftovers.

"We’ll always find an example of some poor person"?  How callous can you get.  Nineteenth-century robber barons couldn’t have said it better.

Danny should be careful with this trickle-down rhetoric or he may find fewer votes trickling up come the next provincial election.

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