I've looked through the wildrose platform and I can't find anything which addresses this problem:
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In 2010, the Alberta per capita income is $70,826 (Statistics Canada, 2011); in 1999 the Alberta top 20% earned 14.5 times more than the lowest 20% (Penbina.org, 2000); in 2008, 32.4% of Alberta families total revenue is between $0 and $39.999, and the 42.1% of Alberta families total revenue is $80,000 or more (Statistics Canada, 2009); in 2011 Alberta has the fastest growing gap between rich and poor in Canada; the richest 1% in Alberta has as much wealth as the poorest 53% combined (Myles, 2011).
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Unless of course handing out $300 cheques to every resident, regardless of need, is a strategy to address this?