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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis
Right, but that horse is out of the barn. Obviously no one is happy the government dicked it up. But we are where we are now, might as well try and fix the problem rather than augment it, no?
Lifestyle we can't afford? We have a stunning infrastructure deficit (thanks Ralph), and a booming population. We should what...just do nothing? The cost to not to do these things in the present will only skyrocket in the future (not to mention the opportunity cost). Tax increases suck no doubt, but a small or moderate increase now sure beats a massive increase later. But again, people like you (older people, sorry no offense) don't give the slightest bit of a #### about 20 years from now, cause you'll be taking a dirt nap. So you'll be selfish to keep your taxes low now, cause you'll be dead by the time they'll skyrocket from not tackling issues now. The saying is simple: You gotta spend money to make money. Cutting alone will accomplish nothing at all.
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Please list some examples of a 'stunning infratsructure deficit'? I mean that's clearly untrue.
At the 'height' of Ralph Kleins cuts, Alberta was still spending as much as the average of every other province in Canada.
This myth has to end.