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Originally Posted by rubecube
Totally. Don't get me wrong, I feel bad for the people who've lost their jobs, but then there's the crowd who are merely settling into a lifestyle that's considered average to above-average for most Canadians and freaking out about it.
"God damn NDP! Now I can only go to Mexico once a year instead of three times! How do people live like this?!"
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I think you may be a little too far out of the Alberta bubble to see what's going on there. The vibe in Calgary and vacationing isn't what you think for the most part - People settling into a lower cost of living and cheaper vacations, so therefor "Hahaha, they're freaking out at not going to Mexico 3 times a year, welcome to everywhere outside Alberta!!".
What you're seeing is lots of families without income and no job prospects on the horizon just trying to take a cheap vacation for their family so they have a chance to get away. The job market is **** without Oil here, you're not seeing people adapting to a slightly lower quality of life with their new found, lower paying jobs. Certainly that accounts for a small percentage of those vacationers, but obviously Oil and Gas layoffs have trickled into nearly every other industry. We're hurting out really bad.
Totally misread on your part, imo.
That NDP stuff you guys make fun of Albertans with has really jumped the shark as well. I'm not sure if you've noticed but the fears a lot Albertans had of their governing style and policies that you guys routinely mocked us for are kind of proving to be quite founded, at this point, which you've admitted yourself, I believe.