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I know lots of families (and single people) if I were to ask them; would you rather have $300 extra bucks or a bigger roadway.... they would pick the money hands down.
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My apologies if I'm belaboring this point after both corporatejay and MMM already addressed it, but we expect our governments to make difficult and smart decisions that hopefully have a long-term benefit even if it's not the most popular thing to do. Our brains are wired to overly value short-term immediate benefit, so I have no doubt many people would choose a $300 personal cheque over a $1B deposit into the Heritage Fund (or another use of that money that doesn't provide an immediate reward), but that doesn't mean it's the best use of our province's funds.