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Originally Posted by rubecube
I do wonder if the people who are advocating for clawing back public sector pensions know how crucial they are for attracting and retaining employees. I can't see the bureaucratic issues of the public service being eased by higher turnover rates.
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Would high turnover rates be a bigger problem than people sticking it out 8 more years in a job they hate just so they qualify for the full pension?
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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
More like the spending structure was unsustainable. This province didn't have a revenue problem, its had a spending problem for the last decade, which was accelerated when Stelmach and then Redford ran the party.
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Six of one, half a dozen of the other. Spending far exceeded tax revenue, and the only thing making up the gap was royalties. And when the PCs posted budget questions and hinted at tax increases or spending cuts, Albertans, being the entitled children they've become as an electorate, responded neither. Jim Prentice was absolutely correct that we needed to look in the mirror.
But the time for an either/or decision has passed. Alberta will have to increase taxes
and cut spending. But hey, that boom sure was a blast while it lasted, wasn't it?