Alberta Politics & Government Thread 3.0

[GranteedEV]

Can someone explain to me like I am five how, in a world with declining birth rates where the only way the CPP is sustainable (outside of increasing the contribution amount) is to increase immigration, how a party that is anti-immigration, runs its platform on lowering taxes, and has shown in the form of the heritage fund for the past thirty years or so as well as its refusal to embrace sustainable energy and diversifying the provincial economy that it has no ability to make prudent long term savings/investments, the APP will "would guarantee equal or better benefits than the CPP for Alberta seniors"?

The only rationale I can think of is that they will defund health care enough that the life expectancy is projected to decrease.

[Coach]

Originally Posted by GranteedEV

Can someone explain to me like I am five how, in a world with declining birth rates where the only way the CPP is sustainable (outside of increasing the contribution amount) is to increase immigration, how a party that is anti-immigration, runs its platform on lowering taxes, and has shown in the form of the heritage fund for the past thirty years or so as well as its refusal to embrace sustainable energy and diversifying the provincial economy that it has no ability to make prudent long term savings/investments, the APP will "would guarantee equal or better benefits than the CPP for Alberta seniors"?

The only rationale I can think of is that they will defund health care enough that the life expectancy is projected to decrease.

For a large amount of people, if you can convince them their taxes will go down for the next few years, they will ignore basically anything else. That's all they care about. They don't see value in government at all, so as long as it's taking less of a cut, they don't care.

[edslunch]

Originally Posted by GranteedEV

Can someone explain to me like I am five how, in a world with declining birth rates where the only way the CPP is sustainable (outside of increasing the contribution amount) is to increase immigration, how a party that is anti-immigration, runs its platform on lowering taxes, and has shown in the form of the heritage fund for the past thirty years or so as well as its refusal to embrace sustainable energy and diversifying the provincial economy that it has no ability to make prudent long term savings/investments, the APP will "would guarantee equal or better benefits than the CPP for Alberta seniors"?

The only rationale I can think of is that they will defund health care enough that the life expectancy is projected to decrease.

Because the demographics in Alberta are currently favourable, like they were when Quebec declined to join CPP. They now pay more per capita than other Canadians. But you answered your own question....they have no capability for long-term thinking