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Originally Posted by GP_Matt
Reading this thread it seems that everyone is either voting for the Wildrose or they are against the Wildrose. There has been a lot of speculation that the WRA may have a hidden agenda or terrible social policies but not much in the way of support for the other parties.
I would then like to ask, If you don't think that we should vote in the WRA, who do you propose that people vote for and more importantly, why?
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And therein lies the sad answer...I don't really think any of the big 4 parties platforms are worthwhile. I said I would consider the Alberta Party, but admitedly haven't examined their platform in depth. But having seen the Big 4's platforms, none of them make me feel better about the MLAs we'll have in Edmonton. The Wildrose budget in theory could work, but it would require oil prices to be at or near record highs, which means we pay more for everything anyways, making it no different than a tax increase, except of course it isn't a direct tax increase.
The PCs cannot finance everything through deficit spending. The Liberal platform isn't awful, but I can't justify a tax increase when oil is where it is. And the NDP platform simply doesn't appeal to me. So really I wish I could tell you who's the best, but to me these are all B-/C+ options. Mediocrity abound.