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Originally Posted by belsarius
As an NDP supporter I fully agree with this. There are also many facets of the NDP government I didn't agree with. In my opinion they governed too far right on some issue, for example I think ignoring the need of a provincial sales tax.
That doesn't make them wrong and me right, in fact I find that they governed very pragmatically with a few rookie government mistakes so I can understand the complexities of trying to govern a right wing province and slowly bring more left ideals into the mix.
There is also the very real divide in how economics should work. Economics is an art, not a science, there is no real right answers. I subscribe much more to Keynesian theory because I think it has provided the best evidence of success. I think Neoliberalism is hokum because I feel it has completely destroyed the middle class and is continually widening the wealth gap with a fake visage of success for all.
The UCP have demonstrated over their entire term that their intent is not to help the average Albertan. Life has gotten more expensive and services harder to access - and that's not even factoring in inflation.
So I don't think not voting NDP is being dumb, but I think it is dumb to try and say that voting for the NDP because the UCP are better stewards of the economy or better for the regular joe Albertan. If you are a business owner, or millionaire, voting the UCP makes sense. If you are making $50,000 and bitching that the NDP will ruin the province, then you are just willfully ignorant to actual policies and how they affect you.
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I agree with most of what you say here, but I'm curious about the bolded. I'm not sure how life has gotten more expensive for most people if you set aside inflation.