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Originally Posted by Knalus
The worst part is - their economy isn't even doing that badly. Coders was crowing about the low unemployment rate in Montreal, and how many cranes were on the skyline, that Montreal was in a period of "unprecedented prosperity". So, when we are in an unprecedented slump, why are we still sending them equalization payments again??
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Sigh.
You aren't sending equalization payments. All taxpayers contribute to the pool. Those 'haves' in Quebec contribute too. Equalization distributes from that pool to geographic regions that are poorer, relatively. The eastern townships of Quebec are as dirt poor as any place in Canada.
How equalization is calculated, or what the provincial government in Quebec does with that money is a more valuable concern.