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Originally Posted by SebC
From the Edmonton Journal platform tracker First Lady posted:
I see big problems with this item. First, population alone doesn't drive infrastructure requirements. Population growth is a very important factor in infrastructure demand in it's own right. A growing population needs higher per-capita spending than one that is stagnant. That alone makes indexing Alberta's spending to the Canadian average a very dangerous thing.
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And yet, we've been doubling the Canadian average for over a decade with very little to show for it. Poor planning. Mismanagement and waste.
Perhaps some restraint and time to actually do a proper assessment of need instead of playing politics would be justified?
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Now throw in higher construction costs (thanks to strong private industry) and you're compounding the problem. If we spend the Canadian average, we will have less-than-average infrastructure construction.
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Right now we spend double and certainly dont have twice as good infrastructure than anyone, so your simplification isn't necessarily true. Why is it our closest neighbors (BC and SSK) can spend significantly less than us and still have comparable returns on their investments? Are they just that much smarter than Albertans?