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Originally Posted by Makarov
I've never understood why people get worked up about equalization. The only reason why Albertans pay more and receive less is because Alberta is (unfairly) blessed with far more natural resources than any other province. That's the whole point of the program: to remedy the unfair distribution of natural resources in Canada.
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Quoting myself to add that the program. isn't even very successful at achieving its goal: Albertans are still far wealthier than other Canadians lagely because of natural resources wealth.
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