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Originally Posted by Ashasx
I think think what matters the most to rural Albertans, and this is a heavy generalization, is jobs. While I think the items you've mentioned (health care, dental care, pharma, CBC, Canada Post) are not insignificant, they pale in comparison.
Rural jobs consist primarily of agriculture, oil & gas, and the trades that support those industries.
People can say that these people are "own the libs" uneducated dipsh-ts, but rightly or wrongly, they identify the Conservatives as the only party that is taking their most important concern seriously.
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Yes and that is a big part of the con job. The Conservative party is not prioritizing workers or jobs they are prioritizing corporations and profits. They convince people that if we pander to corporations enough then the corporations will make more jobs (trickle down economics). But that is a lie, what the corporations do instead is give bigger bonuses to their executives and report profits to their shareholders (often while laying off workers).
Another example in the difference in approaches. When asked how to address the cost of living, the NDP suggested income tax cuts for low income earners and slashing the GST on essentials (home energy bills, cellular & internet bills, children's clothing, prepared meals from grocery stores). The Conservatives would never do anything like that because the GST cut really only benefits people who struggle to pay for those things and has zero benefits for rich people.
The Conservatives (and Liberals) wanted to focus on income tax cuts and capital gains tax cuts because they could then save low income families $1000 while they help millionaires save hundreds of thousands.
Personally, I feel that the bigger reason most rural people align with the Conservatives is because the Conservatives give more space to religion.