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Originally Posted by moon
The crap that Alberta is only well off because of the oil is such a load of garbage ...
The reason that Alberta is in the finacial and econmic place they are is because they were able to take advantage of that oil,
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That's quite a distinction.
You realize of course that the oil had to be there in the first place for us to take advantage of it.
Why this is even a point of contention with some people? You actually seem offended by the suggestion. It's not an insult. I've lived here all my life and benefited just like everyone else. My old man is in the oil business and if the oil wasn't there, he wouldn't have moved here in the first place.
Sure, Alberta worked hard, sacrificed did this, developed that, but the fact of the matter is that if the oil and gas wasn't there, most of us woudn't be either, and neither would all that money. Hard work, intution and smart ideas wouldn't have helped if it was just rocks under the ground.