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Old 10-27-2015, 09:48 PM   #114
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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher View Post
We could have something approximating the Norwegian model if we ran our government strictly off the money generated by corporate tax, income tax, and sales tax - you know, the way everywhere else in the world does - and put all royalty revenues in a sovereign wealth fund that couldn't be touched for 30 years.

But that would require Alberta citizens to recognize some correlation between what they personally pay in taxes and the public services they expect to receive in return.
If i wanted a Norwegian model i'd move to Norway. We're not Norway, we're Alberta.
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