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Originally Posted by Lurch
Yep, pretty sure. The great thing about the Heritage Fund, if you are of that persuasion, is that the money is still in the gov't pocket and it's easy to argue for spending 'just a little of it'. The great thing about rebates (or even better less tax in the first place) is that the money is with the individual.
Just my opinion, but I think the overall proposal is a second or third best approach to managing uncertain gov't revenue streams. Gov't should budget conservatively on this revenue - the question to me is around what to do when extra shows up. My big problem with saving it all is gov'ts love to add program spending when they have $$. Really, my point is about the polar opposite to the theme of the thread - I think gov't will do something wasteful with the money whereas you (the collective not anyone in particular) think people will do something wasteful. Both are probably true but one provides me personally with a choice.
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How much of your Ralph Bucks do you still have left? I would imagine that the number for 99.9% of the population is less than whatever they have in their pocket. That money could otherwise be put towards infrastructure projects, which last longer and provide jobs in Alberta thus putting money back into the province.