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Originally Posted by darklord700
Redford's admission of spending problem is a positive sign. But she doesn't seem to have a clear understanding of numbers. One day, it's bitumen bubbles and it's reliance on cyclical resource revenue. Her job is to manage it and not to frivolously spend taxpayer's money before thinking it through. I can count a few instances that she spent before she though.
Money to the hundreds of millions to the teachers union, firefighter union, $400 increase of AHIS and building of clinics.
Now she has finally realized that money doesn't grow on tree and taxpayer's wallet is not hers to fulfill her socialist dream.
Redford is forced to admit "HER" spending problem thanks to the press for calling her out.
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Those are your problems - raising AISH and building medical clinics? Supporting the severely disabled is great, not having someone living in poverty because they have a disability that prevents them from working isn't a socialist dream, it is basic human decency... and even then it isn't as though people are getting wealthy living on AISH - they are receiving $1,588 dollars a month. Look at the rent in places like Calgary, the majority of places would have 2/3erds of income going to rent alone - and that isn't for anything fancy, that would be for a one bedroom apartment.
In terms of Alberta's spending problems, I can understand that we are paying the public service very well and that there are some restructuring of contracts that is required but to say that AISH is the problem is pretty heartless.