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Originally Posted by simmer2
It takes years to make long term plans for things like oil sands developments. That oil development contributes billions and billions to social programs across the country.
In order for Alberta to grow their economy, (which contributes more per Capita than any other province when taking into account equalization payments) they need to have long term plans for more pipelines. Like planning 10 to 15 years out. So Smith is right, we need another pipeline to continue contributing all the tax revenue that the federal government needs to pay for its debt.
Instead of thinking everyone who posts something fiscally conservative is an automatic 'Berta' redneck, maybe you could also be open-minded and listen to some of the points as well...and who knows, maybe we will find something we agree on!
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I’d want to see the math on this, but it sure seems like this is twisting the statistics. The reality is, Alberta is about 15-17% of Canadas GDP. Maybe that’s more per capita, but it’s not because we’re incredible workers or out producing anyone. And the line about “factoring in equalization payments” is hilarious, because there are no payments. We all pay our taxes, and that’s that.