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Originally Posted by BoLevi
Harper's approach wasn't great. PPs isn't great.
Any solution that doesn't involve removing equalization payments is not good enough.
The problem in this country is that you can't get elected if you do two things- there's more, but these are two:
1. Propose to remove tariffs and the monopoly of the dairy cartel
2. Reduce Central Canada's ability to transfer wealth from the West.
Harper and PP both know this. But they also want to get elected.
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Transfer payments move wealth from high-earning Canadians to lower earning Canadians. We’re fortunate enough to live in part of the country with more high-earning citizens than New Brunswick or Manitoba (partly because their younger and more productive people have moved here), so there’s a net shift of money out of the province.
You know where a similar transfer happens? From Alberta’s cities, which are young and productive, to Alberta’s rural communities, made up of people who are older and have lower incomes. Should we scrap this socialist model, keep Calgary taxes in Calgary, and let hospitals and schools in rural Alberta close?