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Originally Posted by Rathji
If the majority would prefer no tax increases, as you claim, does it remain a majority if no new taxes is also coupled with substantial cuts to programs?
No one wants to pay taxes, but I have a feeling that more taxes are a lot more palatable when you compare it against cutting the services that people want.
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How about we demand getting reasonable results for what we spend on services instead of imagining that cutting spending = reduced results?
As we have seen, massive increasing in spending over the past years has really had no measurable effect on outcomes whatsoever. Most provinces in Canada spend considerably less than Alberta does, but yet they have comparable, or even better outcomes for that spending.
Alberta is like the lottery winner who buys custom Ford GT but doesn't get to work any faster than his neighbor driving a civic but thinks downgrading to a Subaru is going to really impact his commute time.
Spending does not guarantee outcomes.