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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Now that the windfalls have ended, it's time to do what everywhere else in the world has to do - set income and sales rates at a level that aligns with our expectations of health care, infrastructure, and education.
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I think you should add business activity and jobs to the list of aligning our expectations with regards to taxation. If we want gold-plated government services and expect sales, income, carbon, and business taxes to pay for them, we should not be surprised that many businesses would choose to invest elsewhere. Commerce is not a given and if we want a healthy job market Alberta needs to be a competitive place to invest.
As for the Ontario election, I get the anti-Ford sentiment, it seems that the PCs in Ontario keep shooting themselves in the foot by electing leaders that are so poor at seizing the electoral opportunities presented to them. That all said, on the NDP side of the equation, I have no respect for anyone that looks at Ontario's fiscal situation and determines that $16 billion in additional annual spending is an acceptable answer. The Ontario voter is clearly between a rock and a hard place when it comes to selecting who should replace the Liberals.