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Originally Posted by woob
Re-instate health care premiums, put in a 4-5% sales tax, and create a more progressive income tax structure. On the government side, cut the fat in staffing, claw back some of the salary hikes which have been noted in earlier posts, and look at spending reform.
I feel like we're the people who win the lotto and then spend recklessly and wonder what happened to all our money. And this happens every few years but we don't learn any lessons. Instead of sending cheques to every Albertan, invest in new major infrastructure projects or put it in the heritage fund.
Note: This opinion is based on my limited knowledge of the issues at hand and the fact that I don't mind paying more taxes in attempt to flatten the roller-coaster budgets we have.
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I think this is a good starting point, although I would be wary of a sales tax. When things are rosy again, I can see the government keeping it around and just ratcheting spending up again.