From SEIU Canada:

When the Harper government paroged parliament in order to "re-calibrate" the impression this left was that there would be a fervent of activity in the government ranks, experimenting and challenging themselves to push Canadians through to the other side of the recession. But when they did table the budget the catch phrase most used to describe it was, 'staying the course'. The operating budgets for federal departments would be frozen at the 2010-11 levels through 2013, while a review of program expenses would leave no stone unturned, and no expense spared.

this is something I am trying to beef up, any suggestions?
I want it to be as little theory as possible, keep basic.

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an “I owe you” left off the table

Money

There are very few people really asking for what they deserve in this land. You have many cases of people demanding way more than they deserve, usually this is your boss, your manager or your foreman; generally it is the people who tell you what to do without asking you what you think. These are the people that already have more than you; they think they are entitled to even more. It is the way professional hockey players and owners act as if one million isn't enough.