Hi, Guest
02-06-2006, 02:02 AM
meford4u,Feb 5 2006, 08:14 AM Wrote:Shouldn't we all benefit from something that has speculative ownership?
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I think if you look at things on balance ... we do. In the same way that the whole country benefits when BC sells lumber or the mines of Ontario export their product. And whether that resource be above the ground, below the ground, preening its fur in the forest, or walking the streets, the fruit of its exploitation should be treated the same.
Yes, the province of Alberta is getting a windfall in taxes and other economic activity associated with the high cost of gas and oil; but that's not to say that the federal government isn't experiencing its own little windfall -- it is.
IMO telling Alberta that it has to share that windfall is the same as New Brunswick telling Ontario that it has to share the wealth generated from the export of cars and auto parts.
The fact is we already do ... federal taxes and equalization payments take care of that, and it's the same IMO for Alberta.
The surest way for you to get a piece of the action Meford is to move just a bit further west. :D
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