Nice self congratulatory post HBW
This is a discussion about PST. How is that a disincentive for companies to relocate to Alberta?
This is a comsumption tax, one of the fairest taxes around. No matter how you cut it, this province needs to spend money on infrastructure. While Klein showed admirable grit to cut our debt he kicked the can down the line, we need to build roads, bridges and industrial infrastructure to make this a sustained economy. Relying on oil and gas revenues to do that is only going to get us in this exact position every five years.
And trust me, I have a job in Oil and Gas, but I have a broader view of what has made this province successful. And let's not live in a bubble here, most of the big oil and gas players in Calgary are foreign controlled with motivations to come here that transcend low taxes, and I am not advocating higher corporate taxes.
Oil and gas has made this a very successful province but it's volatility has caused much hardship too.
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