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Originally Posted by Slava
Of course I don't want to pay more tax! Who does? That said, just because I personally don't want to pay more doesn't mean that its not the right thing to do.
Its not only about collecting a bunch of money and saving it though, its about using the money we get from a one-time non-renewable resource for something longer term than reducing my tax bill for the next decade. The fact that we can't figure out anything better to do with that money is actually rather disappointing.
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I don't think that any party is running to reduce taxes. The PC platform is to maintain taxes for the next 2 years and then evaluate, the Liberals want to raise taxes and the Wildrose wants to reduce the deficit and start increasing the value of the Heritage Trust Fund. I am not sure what the NDP position is.
And for the record, I can think of several things to do with the money saved through Alberta's low tax regime. Investing in my company being one such idea.
As for the argument that everything costs more, under TILMA companies in B.C. have equal opportunity to bid on government projects so the Alberta cost increase won't be more than the cost to mob/demob from B.C.