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Originally Posted by DJones
That's nonsense.
Tax increases, coal shutdown, mortgage stress test, minimum wage increase, pipeline blockages, increased regulations, interest rate hike, messing with the balance pool. Hell, an idiot involved in approving permits can screw everything up.
Governments affect the economy in countless ways.
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Sorry I should have said the government has little ability to have a positive affect on the short term economy. Your are correct you can #### with it.
But even then in the Alberta Oil Market the price - not taxation, royalty review, etc is what caused the current situation. All of the things you listed above had a minuscule affect on where we are today.
What is the best case right now with perfect governance 20 billion less debt and 1% less unemployment? Even that is likely overstating it.