Alberta

[cottonpicken]

Is facing a 3 billion dollar deficit.

Shows how screwed we really are,if they can't balance who can?

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/alberta-budget-update-projects-2--to-3-billion-deficit/article4509683/

[errolanderson]

my frustration is this could be seen a
long time ago, but the government runs
right into the brick wall. how can you
possibly plan a budget for $100 per
barrel plus oil when the global
economies are heading into a recession /
depression.

why doesn't the Alberta government
employ someone with global economic
outlook perspective? simply shrugging
your shoulders and saying it's not my
fault due to falling oil prices doesn't
cut it in today's world.

Errol

[cottonpicken]

I don't follow provincial budgets to closely but didn't
they have balance with ralph whats my name klien
when oil was sub 50?

[silverback]

The media actively campaigned against the one party that was taking the financial problems seriously. The big cities followed like sheep (as well as northern Alberta).

They got their wish and now they seem shocked that things are so bad!

[mustardman]

When your only getting 50 Cents from a barrel of oil - 1% royalty After costs are subtracted (oil sand royalty thanks to Ralph Klein)

The ONLY ONES making HUGE SURPLUSes are the OIL COMPANIES and The Chinese gov't and as of today possibly the Kuwait gov't.

Kinda of like farming and getting the fert. and chemicals for free.

[Burbert]

I really enjoyed watching Doug HORNIE,
shrugging his shoulders and looking
really really stupid last night on TV.
He's a former gag minister in Albertie,
soos finance is a natural fer him, duh
goof ball extrodinare. Wes progressive
conservatives, not just conservatives
and we'll drive ya to ruin faster than
everone else cousin wes deceitful and
mean spirited. Our motto, shoot shovel
and shudup, gotta have a pipeline I
guess, ta really make some coin......