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Originally Posted by GP_Matt
Raising taxes might make sense if we had a revenue problem but I think we have a spending problem. And for those advocating that we need to raise taxes to build a nest egg for the future that sounds way too much like you think the government should be taking our money and putting it away for the future because we are incapable of doing it ourselves.
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The nest egg isn't to replace individual saving. It's so the province has a new competitive advantage when the oil sands lose their economic power.
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Originally Posted by crazy_eoj
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.
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?
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You missed the point completely. There's no way we get double for spending double because labour is expensive here. So to have average infrastructure, we need to spend above average. That's not poor planning, mismanagement and waste, it's strong competition from the private sector.
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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
The reason why I doubt a left moving to the PCs is that it is really only feasible in Edmonton. The Libs and NDP don't have enough support in Calgary or the rural areas to make much of a difference.
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The left has a strong history of not voting strategically.