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Originally Posted by Slava
Why is it OK to mortgage your childrens future to keep taxes low today? Why are we using resource revenue for no other reason?
This frustrates me to no end! We have a one-time shot at this, and billions of dollars in revenue. Why won't someone step up and do the right thing here; increase taxes to pay for the services that people want. Instead this "no new taxes" line gets pointed to as "fiscally conservative". Heres the thing; there is no "conserving" going on!
Frankly, its the most selfish policy we could pursue. We have an embarassment of riches, and the only thing we can point to is that the same mediocre healthcare and education cost us less in taxes. We all know that we're behind in infrastructure (in terms of transportation, but have a look at the massive infrastructure deficit in the education system for a real eyeopener) and yet we continue to pursue this silly policy. This is where the vote buying takes place in Alberta; while we are quick to laugh at places like Ontario and Quebec with programs that eat their revenues we spend it on tax reduction instead.
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The point is to cut spending, keep taxes low, and STOP WASTING MONEY.
Your insinuation that there is a huge infrastructure deficit is not based on fact, but leftwing talking points. Opening up some of our services to private delivery could solve many of these issues regardless.
Growth in spending has been mainly in Salaries and benefits for public sector employees. The wasting of our revenue dollars has been on paying for pensions and raises, which definately has not helped our health or education systems.
Reduction of waste and focus on efficiency is the only way to improve our services. It's time for a Wildrose government.