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Old 04-03-2012, 04:30 PM   #799
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Originally Posted by Cowboy89 View Post
You have no basis for this claim. You just assume that eveyone will specifically buy something imported like an iphone and it will only pad apple's bottom line. It's probably fairer to expect that it will be spent much like any other earned dollar Albertans make, which is on pretty much everything from locally provided goods and services to imported goods and services. Yes there is leakage outside the country, but so too would be the implements into infrastructure costs.
My $300 would go to into my bank account and my spending habits would not change at all. I think most Albertans would do the same.
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