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Originally Posted by Parallex
I don't think you understand how equalization works. Alberta can't stop paying into the pot because Alberta never paid into it to begin with. It's a federal program paid out of federal revenue.
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I don't think
you understand how equalization works. All of the provinces pay into the pot. All of the provinces receive from the pot. It all comes from the tax revenue the feds collect. But some provinces - typically out west - pay far more into the pot than they receive back. Thus, "equalization".