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Originally Posted by crazy_eoj
While most of what you have written is purely your speculation and should be acknowledged as such, it is important to note that we have seen both of those budgets grow by leaps and bounds with no real change in outcomes. Health Care spending has grown over 100% since 1997, with very little change in measurable outcomes. Alberta spends far more than other provinces on health care and yet ranks far below other provinces. Thus, the argument that 'dramatic and painful' service reductions seems to be disingenuous at best, as with increased spending we see no change in service outcomes there is clearly no direct link between spending and outcomes.
Sadly throwing money at problems does not fix them. And cutting spending does not automatically cause problems either.
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I anxiously await your substantive proposals to painlessly cut 30% (roughly 13 billion dollars) from the government of Alberta's budget. (Oh, and no speculation allowed apparently. )
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