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Originally Posted by MarchHare
You're absolutely right, of course, but the reason we can't have that is because too many Albertans have a short-term view when it comes to resource royalties and taxation policy, making true fiscal responsibility politically impossible. The idea of even a 5% PST is anathema in this province. The premier responsible for introducing it would surely be reviled as much as Pierre Trudeau is.
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The problem is the feds introduced the GST to 'fix' the budget deficit, and it is still there. Most people don't understand just how effective of a tax it is, and how efficiently it can be dealt with by the business side of things.
We have PST here in Manitoba, and it isn't a problem at all to deal with from the business side of things.
The people I've talked to in Alberta somehow magically think that all the 'oil' is going to fix everything.
If oil goes up to $140 like back in the day, ALL that money should be saved, not spent.
I don't think people trust the PCs, so even if they did a huge educational thing to teach people on how they want to manage the budget, nobody would believe them.
Of course, the other problem is that they believe them more than they believe any other political party.