[CliffFletcher]

Those polls would be more credible if they asked people what services they currently use that they would be willing to see cut.

A year or so ago the Alberta government had an online tool where you could play around with tax rates, user fees, and program spending. The trick is everything was a tradeoff. Which, curiously, is how the real world works. But Alberta voters have been shielded by energy royalties from acknowledging those trade-offs.

Then there are those voters (aka Sun readers) who think if we cut MLA salaries and expense accounts the province's finances would be back on track.

I know it sounds gimmicky, but I think Prentice should have used a pie graph to show voters where the money in this province actually goes. Because most people in this province haven't a clue of even the basic breakdown of government revenues and spending.