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Originally Posted by Rathji
They might be facts, but that still doesn't say why spending above the average is a bad thing. By definition, half the provinces in the country spend more than the average.
If a province is richer, which Alberta certainly is, on what grounds could you possibly justify being below average? I get the idea that we are spending too much, I don't deny that and fully support measures to cut the budget to bring spending more in line with our provincial means. I just don't understand why you have drawn this line that spending more than average is bad.
Would you say your car/home/computer/porn collection is above average in terms of quality? Would you suddenly think you were a fool for spending that money to obtain those things, even if you could afford it? Of course not. I fail to see why anyone would place such unrealistic demands on our government then.
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Spending alone doesn't mean anything, but analyzing return on your investment is huge. If you spend double what I do on your car because of your salary, but we both drive a honda civic, are you proud of your spending more? It's nonsense.
So we know it is a fact we spend several times for than other provinces. There is just no denying it. So what do we have to show for it?
Do you believe we have the best Health Care system in Canada? Do we have the best Education system? How about the very best infrastructure, since we spend almost double per person and have for amost a decade?
The assumption made by many here, and the three leftist parties, is that we have to spend more because we certainly have many problems in healthcare, education, and infrastructure, and only more spending will solve the problem. But spending alone, hasn't and won't solve anything.
As Danielle put it (sic) "If spending more was the issue, we would have solved the problems with Health Care a long time ago." We need to start being smart about where we put dollars instead of handing out blank cheques everywhere.