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Originally Posted by THE SCUD
Equalization payments do not involve wealthy provinces making payments to poor provinces
As an example, a wealthy citizen in New Brunswick, a so-called "have not" province, pays more into equalization than a poorer citizen in Alberta, a so-called "have" province. However, because of Alberta's greater population and wealth, the citizens of Alberta as a whole are net contributors to Equalization, while the citizens of New Brunswick are net receivers of Equalization payments.
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Wow...that is awesome. Using the passage word for word from wikipedia without citation. By the way, why did you cut off the sentence before your quote?
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Equalization payments do not, technically, involve wealthy provinces making payments to poor provinces, although in practice this is what happens, via the federal treasury.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equaliz...ayments#Canada
Bottom line is net outward flow is massive.