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Originally Posted by MarchHare
Second point: how come many Calgarians and Edmontonians aren't equally upset that their provincial tax dollars are disproportionately spent in other areas of Alberta the same way they are about their federal tax dollars being spent in other provinces?
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We can throw out any Provincial Gov't that we don't like. On the Federal level, we're lucky to play kingmaker to a minority. I'm sure that plays a big part of it.
Frankly, I support the idea of transfer payments. We've committed to being a country and we're all in it together.....good times and bad.
My only beef is that certain areas of the country (not naming names....) constantly run mind-boggling deficits in order to supply perks exclusively to their region. The rest of Canada has no say in their economics, which is highly unfair given where the money actually comes from.
Transfer payments are a good thing, but you should have to spend your welfare check on food, not flatscreens.