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Old 10-03-2011, 09:54 PM   #519
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Equalization payments do not involve wealthy provinces making payments to poor provinces

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the citizens of Alberta as a whole are net contributors to Equalization, while the citizens of New Brunswick are net receivers of Equalization payments.
Yeah, umm, I'm pretty sure that for all intents and purposes that if Alberta's citizens are net contributors to equalization, the effectively the province is paying into the program.
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