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Originally Posted by calgarygeologist
More tax revenue isn't going to solve the problem of wasteful spending. There are provinces across the country who have higher taxes and PST yet they are still running up the tab, growing deficits and have debt loads that are becoming unsustainable. Giving the Alberta government, any party, more revenue just means they will find wasteful projects. We'd just be giving a problem gambler more money. They'll blow through that new cash and still keep racking up more debt. More money doesn't solve the inherent problem of excessive spending.
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We spend less than the rest of Canada on education, and at the Canadian average for healthcare. So we either aren't spending enough, or are spending in the wrong areas. Either way, it's a governance issue, not an over-spending issue. And that blame can only fall on one party.