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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
I think Alberta should tax its corporate membership significantly higher. I think personal income taxes should be raised. I think the royalty percentage generated by oil and gas development needs to be significantly raised. I think oilsands development should be slowed and staggered significantly. I think election reform should be the top priority for any incoming premier. I think public infrastructure spending should be made the second priority of any incoming premier. I think the premier's office should strongly advocate to albertans the need a staggering increase in education investment. As part of that educational investment, I think the Alberta government should prioritize sustainable energy growth and invest in the technical expertise to bring that growth to Alberta.
Your turn.
Edit: And you can't say the words "waste" or "entitlement".
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I think policies you have listed above would have devastating effects upon the economy in this province and turn us into a have-not state nearly overnight.
I feel reducing spending is the most significant issue facing the province. I think a great start to reducing spending would be instituting the 25 cost saving measures proposed by the Wildrose Party. I think recognizing that almost all of the increased spending over the past 10 years has gone towards public salaries instead of improvements to the system is critical to realizing why our budget is so out of balance.
I also think we need some real leadership in changing the health care system which is clearly unsustainable in it's current form. Moving towards cheaper and much more successful systems involving parallel delivery such as in Germany and Switzerland would get my vote overnight. Unfortunately no party advocates this stance right now.