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Originally Posted by polak
So you want to bring in a tax but negate any extra revenue from said tax?
Revenue is the problem right now. You either raise taxes or cut spending on crucial services.... Pick one (or neither, which looks like the route the NDP went with)
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No, it isnt.
I noticed Ceci say a few times that 'Albertans have rejected the notion of laying off education and health-care workers and that we're not going to recoup the required money from underpaying a few administrators.'
Well no kidding, I dont think anyone is advocating massive layoffs of teachers, doctors and nurses, but hey, people are taking cut-backs all over the place.
We're not even talking about reductions in salary, but small reductions to their pensions and benefits alone could free up a ton of money.
Yeah, they'd have to pay for whatever Alberta Health doesnt cover, like most people, and yeah, they'd have to be responsible for a portion of their own retirements, like most people, but you arent firing them or reducing their pay and you're likely driving that money right back into education and health care anyways.
When they talk about inefficient systems these are two of the three on the posters, they're flanking the Post Office.