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Originally Posted by Cowboy89
And don't bring up an 'Infrastructure deficit' BS arguement many spendhappy wonks talk about. Take a trip to Ontario, Quebec, BC, et al and tell me their infrastructure needs are less on a per capita basis, in fact when you view their crumbling interchanges and bridges it might be apparent that their infrastructure needs are actually greater than ours.
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So because other provinces have crumbling intrastructure, we should too? How about you try telling us why the infrastructure deficit is BS instead of name-calling. You can start by explaining why the province is building and expanding hospitals in Calgary if imploding and selling others did not leave us short.
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Originally Posted by GP_Matt
I am not saying it has merit because it is in writing, just impressed that they took the time to put their ideas down instead of standing up and saying we can do better (I am thinking of the federal liberals here)
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You mean the party who actually did better than their conservative counterparts over the last two decades? I'm sure they're actually clueless.
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Originally Posted by crazy_eoj
Nope, but it's quite easy to compare them and see when Alberta is spending double what some other provinces are and getting similar or less bang for the buck it begs the question why are we spending so much?
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Well, having a hotter economy means the government as more competition from the private sector for workers (as well as materials for infrastructure). It also means house prices and cost of living are higher. As a result, salaries here are also higher, and hence, spending. Expecting to pay the same as the rest of Canada for comparable services is actually quite simplistic and unrealistic.