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Originally Posted by I-Hate-Hulse
But enough about the Western Standard....
Seriously - quoting from the Western Standard? I could have told you they would have taken that stance in my sleep.
Brad Wall got lucky plain and simple with commodity prices. Hell, Lorne Calvert probably deserves credit for Sask's recent success by positioning them so well. Think the Bakken will still be as hot with $45 oil?
Think Wall's such a hot shot? Explain his Saskatchewan First Policy. Restricting Crown corps to invest solely in province is moronic - capital should flow to the best opportunity with the best return to taxpayers.
Am I the only one that stares with dumbfounded looks at Saskies that seem to think that Saskatchewan is invincible and they they're not going to take a hit as a part of this global crisis?
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The best return for taxpayers is to not have these jokes of business around in the first place. I'm sure legitimate private investment loves having to pay monopoly prices for a lot of inputs into their businesses because a bunch of socialists half a century ago or more decided to empire build.
I'm sure if Brad Wall didn't have so many voters that either romanticize with these crown corps or who work union mandated 37.5 hour weeks for these crown corps and would be worried they would lose their cushy jobs, he'd prepare to privitize them all (As was oringianlly in his platform years ago). They only even exist today due to their sacred cow status and not out some business or economic need.