Equalization formula is unconstitutional: report
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The equalization formula is partly based on the success of the most lucrative provinces.
Since Alberta has a crapton of oil to extract, it will be inherently successful. If you really want to hijack the effort to help other provinces, you need to reduce your economic output as well.
Why don't you enlighten us with your creativity.
How would you justify maintaining Alberta as a "have" province without delivering any equalization payments to the "have not" provinces?
I don't think Equalization was ever meant to support a welfare province on to eternity. More like helping get over a rough time period.
If everybody else was a have not, would you expect AB to carry the full load?
Have not, has to be re-defined !!
If everybody else was a have not, would you expect AB to carry the full load?
Have not, has to be re-defined !!
Considering Ontario's only been receiving equalization payments in the last few years, you have no room to criticize that province by even your own rationalization.
Time to start making sense Durry.
Ontario, Que and Manitoba have a crapton of minerals and forestry resources. Perhaps it's high-time that the gvts charge a 40% royalty on those sectors... It would be good for the economy, right?
It's probably best you stay out of these conversations as you clearly have no idea what's good for the economy, lol
How exactly does Ontario have a "socialistic lifestyle", please enlighten me on this.
You're such a one trick pony, you're an embarrassment to Albertan's, and yes, I can say that seeing as I was born there and have worked there.
Good one... I mean, aren't you the guy that beats his drum about corporate welfare and such?
Why just imagine the veritable boom in Ontario's mining sector MF? Quebec would be hiring thousands of folks to work the forestry sector..
Yep, I've finally seen the light with all of the reports and articles that you post - the clear solution is that if it moves, tax it.
So, I can expect you to start a couple of dozen threads on the merits of incorporating a large royalty structure on the resource sector out your way?
That's the problem MF - you really don't 'say' much of anything. Today is pretty much the only time that I've actually seen your opinion on something. By in large, all you do is post egregious, one-sided 'reports' and articles that bemoan the private sector and seek to tax the sh*t out of people and companies.
What am I to assume MF?
What am I to assume MF?
Well you're assumptions are clearly false as I would not support your "egregious" claim of raising taxes by 40%. :lol:
I was asking your opinion MF... I understand that providing an opinion is a foreign practice for you, but give it a try, you might actually start to think about the things you post before you hit the submit button.
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When your manner of asking an opinion is in the format:
"So you would kill Jesus, wouldn't you?"
I would hardly think there's much for me to say.