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Originally Posted by Azure
People move towards where they can find better paying jobs and support their families.
Equalization does not make make a poor part of the country create more jobs.
Jobs is what truly funds all the things you are saying is important.
If one region of the country is better at creating those jobs, they shouldn't be punished because of it. Especially under the ridiculous idea that we should now equate equalization payments as 'good value for public investment.'  |
Alberta isn’t punished. High-earning Canadians end up paying more in taxes than they receive in services, and Alberta has more high-earning Canadians (and fewer old, retired Canadians).
Again, if Alberta conservatives feel that strongly that taxpayers in communities with strong economies shouldn’t subsidize public services in communities with weaker economies, we should review how rural schools, roads, and hospitals in this province are funded. But I wouldn’t hold my breath waiting for that to appear on the agenda of the next party convention of the UCP.