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Originally Posted by Bend it like Bourgeois
Saw a poll in the herald that 88% of albertans don't think they are getting their 'fair share'.
I'm amazed that people can enjoy a standard of living way above the national average, skyrocketing wages and property values...and feel they are not getting what's 'fair'.
http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/...45dec9&k=25392 |
Thanks, Bend it like Bourgeois, I think that's just the point - people do deserve their fair share, but they fail to recognize how much the oil industry has contributed to the current situation we enjoy in Alberta. This is not to say that they are entirely wrong in thinking that they could get more - even in the releases on CAPP's website (the ones I have already mentioned) the reviewers point out that there is room to increase royalties, but it has to be done to satisfy everyone. The government has a responsibility to make sure that the citizens are getting their "fair share", but they also have a responsibility to keep Alberta as an attractive place to do business and for investors (both foreign and domestic) to put their investment dollars. These royalty recommendations, unfortunately, accomplish none of these mandates, and should therefore be modified until they do.