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Originally Posted by Regorium
I would say that you're seeing what you want to see. I'd guess that the main reason for increases to the red bar in the graphs would be due to population growth rather than any changes in the MPI. Especially in the 2011-2014 range (which is when this report was developed).
The projections would probably be assuming a similar level of population growth, which as we know, isn't the case anymore due to the oil crash.
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I'm not sure how you can 'guess' that the main reason for spending increases is population growth. If that's the case then why not separate them out, or only show population growth? Why include MPI, the city's secret inflation number, instead of CPI at all ? The City is doing a great job of conflating data and numbers to obfuscate people, the same way that Nenshi refers to comparatively low provincial taxes as a justification for high city taxes on business.