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Originally Posted by crazy_eoj
Maybe the shortage of funding was because of the bribe. I'm sure you remember because I've explained it to you several times in this thread, but Stelmach bribed the teachers union into silence during an election by paying 2 BILLION dollars towards their agreed upon portion of their pension liability. No reason or rhyme to this payment, except for the PC's political gain.
Thats 2 billion dollars that could have gone to classrooms or school building, or anything.
You are referring to the 100 million that Allison Redford promised to 're-fund' from cuts in the budget to the education system. But thats only 1/20 of the bribe teachers got to plate their pension. But again it just proves that the PC's are really pandering to unions and their public employees to the detriment of taxpaying Albertans. That's why they've totally lost control of waste and spending, they just want power at any cost.
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You probably remember my explanation that a pension liability had to be addressed as well? It makes no difference what side of the political spectrum you're on, but when you promise people a pension for their retirement it should be honored. I fail to see how a Wildrose government wouldn't have come to the same conclusion?
That's not a bribe at all. We pay pensions to our public servants, and that incudes teachers. If you are against that, fair enough. Those deals are all negotiated though, and even the Wildrose would have a nearly impossible time cutting that completely.