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Originally Posted by Ronald Pagan
Well I'm pretty sure that since the new royalty structure was implemented oil sands production has never been higher so I don't know what your point is.
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They could have left every mine/well (for lack of a better way to put it at the moment) but one at the same level as before, and only increased one by a tiny smidgen and production would never have been higher, so I don't know what your point is.
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Originally Posted by Ronald Pagan
Besides that, the laughable 'debate' about the new royalty scheme shows just how pervasive oil company interests are with Alberta citizens. If you believe that the people of Alberta own the oil and gas underneath the ground than the royalty structure in 2007 was a terrible deal for Albertans.
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That's a big IF, and one that doesn't apply.
Alberta houses all of the people and companies that refine the oil. With that comes jobs and lots of spinoff. This all has cooled down. No more are we talking about the "Need more people!".. now we're hearing "verge of recession".
Is it as simple as I'm making it out to be? Of course not.... but forcing the Oil Companies to reconsider where they're going to set up shop and now having another increase in costs for them isn't going to help keep people employed.
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Originally Posted by Ronald Pagan
Seriously, wake up and smell the coffee
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Nice elitist approach in assuming that you have a clue what I'm thinking. If he wasn't banned, I would swear that you're posting from Arizona.