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Originally Posted by Red Slinger
Just so I understand this correctly: are you suggesting that the LP and AP are left of center strictly because their spending is higher than revenue and that a centrist party has balanced spending? If so, what is a right of center party in this spectrum?
I think that's largely true, however, the LP's claim that all of Alberta's fiscal issues will be solved with a new sales tax. They have an explanation whether you believe it is a different thing.
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Fiscally? Yes.
There is a time and place for any government to go into the red when needed. The part that is missing is how to then get out of it to at least a somewhat balanced debt to revenue ratio. That can NEVER happen without reeling in the spending though. No one seems to address that however. Their just has to be some austerity measures attached.
I mean how can anyone justify that this province will be paying billions and billions of dollars in just interest payments? Meanwhile, they pay hundreds of millions more to new public sector employees to provide "better" services of which many have shown to be worse than before! Its untenable and frankly completely asinine.
As for the HST, I am not opposed to it, but from what I gathered from Khan last night, its wont replace anything else. It will just be a 10% increase on the existing GST without addressing the core problem of "needing" it to begin with. No thanks.
I understand that i am in the minority in these views and accept that. I have seen this movie before in this province and its truly frightening. More than that, it is/was entirely unnecessary. We can get out of it in a fairly short time if the right decisions are made though which are going to include some painful cuts as well as a big fight with the feds. Its not a fight Alberta asked for nor wanted, but its one that must be fought.