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Originally Posted by FurnaceFace
It's a quantity difference. In Calgary walk down Stephen's Ave and you'll see several. In Regina walk through Vic Park or down the Scarth St mall and you'll see a couple. It's been a few years since I've been wandering around in downtown Regina but I know there are some. I've been asked for change in front of the Library before. I submit the big difference is the infrastructure in Regina is able to handle the few homeless where the infrastructure in Calgary is bursting at the seams.
Oh, and you should toss property taxes in as a negative to Sask, they are higher. Plus you need to add PST to your negative list and perhaps provincial income tax.
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PST and free health care as basically a wash. Quick question though... Would most employers cover your health care premiums? Or are they out of pocket?
Agreed about the homeless people.... If you can't see them here, then quit walking around with the blinders on. I see them once a week. I work on the outskirts of downtown and see people picking through dumpsters regularly.
Funny Saskatchewan story.... A friend of mine was in Florida a number of years ago. Anyways, they got into a conversation with a local down there. The local asked where they were from... My friend replied, "Saskatchewan"... The local replied, "So you're from the gap".... My friend - "Excuse me.." The local - "The Gap... The Gap in between Alberta and Manitoba".... Pretty funny if you ask me!