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Originally Posted by Tinordi
If this was the ostensible reason to develop the resource then I might support it. But considering there is absolutely no overarching policy framework that describes this reasoning or instruments in place with a forward looking mandate to shift Alberta's economy to one unreliant on fossil fuels then it's pretty dubious to suggest that this is the reason why the resource is being developed so fast. This is the all eggs in one basket, look no further than the tip of your nose economic policy and it's frighteningly disregard's the livelihood and environment of future Albertans.
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I think where you're mistaken is that the disregard for the future is on the spending / income tax side, not in how we're generating resource revenue. To pass up money now to try to single-handedly fix global warming would be incredibly reckless and almost completely ineffective. Intentionally cooling the economy to the point where we become competitive in industries other than energy or investing in diversification at a time where the economy is running hot is a waste of money, and thus a waste of our natural resources.
Would it be great if we were competitive with China in, say, textile manufacturing? Of course not, because it would mean we have dirt cheat labour which would mean we have low incomes.