Quote:
Originally Posted by Torture
Exactly. Nevermind economies of scale, doubling up on administration, etc, but we're a young province and generally Albertans have higher than average earnings right now... but that doesn't mean we will forever. (And actually there's evidence that Alberta's wage advantage is eroding).
Ironically, if we were to create an Alberta Pension Plan, the time to do it was actually 20 years ago when Klein didn't. But that's with the benefit of perfect hindsight. |
Ultimately the concept of the APP is a microcosm of the entire problem that we're facing, and I know this is the Alberta Politics thread but I think it spans Nationally.
The UCP and SmithCP concept of Federal Adversarialism isnt principally unique, but its something that we as Canadians really need to be wary of.
I know I've felt like the Canadian National Identity has never been weaker. We're barely a country more than we are a bunch of squabbling jurisdictions associated in a loose form of Confederation due to opportune geography.
We have to start working together, cooperating together for mutual benefit instead of being the geographically largest game of 'Hungry Hungry Hippos' ever played with everyone scrambling to 'FYGM.'
But nobody apparently wants to be the first to take a step in that direction, so it leads to more fracturing, looking out for certain demographics and jurisdictions first.
And the concept of an Alberta Pension Plan basically just hammers that point home.
"Screw everyone else, we're looking out for ourselves!!"
When did we become that? Because I didnt become that. I dont subscribe to that.