There are two ways to balance the budget in Government, increase revenues (taxes) or reduce spending.  The easy way is to raise taxes and/or come up with new ones.  Typical Liberal Governments (IE: Ontario Liberals) take the easy way and raise or create new taxes.  Why do they not consider lowering expenses such as unsustainable wages & benefits to civil servants or reducing foreign aid and start helping our own people instead.  These politicians would never be successful in the private sector and would be fired before they create more damage.