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Thunderball · 03-09-2007, 10:59 AM

This is where I feel I belong, my friends and family are here... its a beautiful place, with vastly different environments within 100kms.

However, there's a lot of forces pushing me away... ineptitude of politicians at all levels in matters of education (75 first year spaces in UofC's faculty of law? give me a break), healthcare (either privatize it or invest in it already... 3 hospitals for 1.1 million people is disgusting), and infrastructure (SW ring road plans are now 45 years old, and because of inept city planners, 20 min drives take 60 minutes, LRT is crammed past capacity, rundown shacks are worth a quarter of a million dollars, renters are falling prey to rampant profiteering, and any plan for improvement is halfbaked or 20 years overdue, such as LRT expansion) .

The idea of higher income, cheaper housing, lower taxes and a better standard of living in the US (for university graduates at least), is very appealing. The Alberta Advantage, due to mismanagement, societal complacency and incompetence has become the Alberta Disadvantage.

03-09-2007, 10:59 AM	#39
Thunderball Franchise Player Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Calgary, AB Exp:	This is where I feel I belong, my friends and family are here... its a beautiful place, with vastly different environments within 100kms. However, there's a lot of forces pushing me away... ineptitude of politicians at all levels in matters of education (75 first year spaces in UofC's faculty of law? give me a break), healthcare (either privatize it or invest in it already... 3 hospitals for 1.1 million people is disgusting), and infrastructure (SW ring road plans are now 45 years old, and because of inept city planners, 20 min drives take 60 minutes, LRT is crammed past capacity, rundown shacks are worth a quarter of a million dollars, renters are falling prey to rampant profiteering, and any plan for improvement is halfbaked or 20 years overdue, such as LRT expansion) . The idea of higher income, cheaper housing, lower taxes and a better standard of living in the US (for university graduates at least), is very appealing. The Alberta Advantage, due to mismanagement, societal complacency and incompetence has become the Alberta Disadvantage. Last edited by Thunderball; 03-09-2007 at 11:03 AM.