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Only the high earners and corporations pay less taxes here than elsewhere. Lower wage earners actually pay more than some other provinces because of our low tax exemptions. But since we've had the same PC government all these years that fact was never advertised like "alberta advantage" and "lowest taxes". You took their bait.
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The break even is like $75k a year. The income tax policy obviously benefited higher earners. Not every policy has to benefit everyone equally.
How about the lack of a 5-10% PST? Is that not an advantage?
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So in other words, you admit that the people voting for the PC's in previous elections were clueless and it was poor decision after decision? Well luckily, as Matty is arguing, looks like the younger demographic that is starting to gain influence is okay with paying higher taxes and forcing corporations to pay hire taxes in spite of the salary cuts that may entail.
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What? I never said it was a poor decision. I said that people wanted to keep more of their money, and have less taxes, and voted for that party.
My question to you is why do you think that this particular decision means "squandering" prosperity? A lot of people prospered in Alberta over the last 15 years - enabled by the government. Whether it was a rig pig or corporate calgary or the timmy's in fort mac or Edmonton.
Also, I'm okay with higher taxes. Slap on a 7% PST, change the income tax brackets to be more progressive. Raise corporate tax. Add a carbon tax - 10c/L more on gas, $0.1 per kwh, higher fees for vehicle registration, a surbubia levy for carbon footprint. Do it all, I don't care.
I'm just saying that you should recognize that the previous government enabled a group of people that may not be you, but it was a choice. Not just "squandered". And, like you said, we have the choice to vote them out. They just don't deserve the hate for being incompetent managers or whatever you are implying (corruption is something else though).