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Originally Posted by Azure
As opposed to the PCs and their spend like complete fools solution? The whole $40 billion dollar record budget was nothing more than an attempt to buy votes, and it is obviously not working as planned.
I don't think the WR Party is saying they have a solution to everything. They just believe in fiscal responsibility, and I support them because of that.
When your budget increases get to the point where increase in revenue can't cover it, at some point you have to cut essential services. If the PCs had done some better planning, Alberta wouldn't be in this position right now. How you can possibly justify throwing more money at everything that comes along is beyond me. $100 million here, $100 million there....pretty soon you're talking about real money.
I find it rather hilarious how you and MMF are getting so worked up, when Alberta will still be spending MORE on MOST things even if they DO run a balanced budget.
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So what? We're the fastest growing province in the midst of developing a resource which is basically the economic driver of the entire country at this point. We need to spend money. No one else is going to build the highways, schools and care facilities for us!
You pointing out that we can't afford it is only true if you limit yourself by saying you won't raise taxes. We can definitely afford it. Go from the flat tax to a progressive tax (like virtually every other jurisdiction in the free world!) and the money is there.
Lastly, and this is a big deal - The Wildrose can't afford their budget either! The elephant in the room here is that they're relying on resource revenue to keep taxes low and at the same time promise to find enough efficiencies and basically cut in areas so no one can notice. Its pure smoke and mirrors. There is no plan there, and nothing considered for a day when the revenues decrease. Thats hardly fiscally responsible.