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Old 04-20-2016, 10:14 AM   #851
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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher View Post
Taxes in Alberta are lower than other provinces. And Canada has lower taxes than most other countries in the OECD. Whether you subjectively find them high or low isn't really relevant. In my experience, the people who complain loudest about taxes complain about taxes regardless of the rate. They're always too high.

At the time of the provincial election, if Alberta had adopted Saskatchewan's tax regime - the second lowest in the country - the budget deficit would have almost vanished.
So if I understand you correctly we're paying around 40% taxes on average per person and that's something we should be proud of? Should I be even more proud because our province and country can't balance the books at those rates? When does money squandering come into question?
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