Alberta Balances The Budget

[grassfarmer]

Maybe Alberta should HAVE a PST and they wouldn’t have to Cut programs, services,Education,etc, etc

I see one cut they made was de-indexing AISH benefits from inflation. So the handicapped recipients of AISH that are currently struggling to pay rent and have food on their table are going to be allowed to fall even further behind. Way to go Kenny - Making Alberta Great Again.

[jazz]

I see one cut they made was de-indexing AISH benefits from inflation. So the handicapped recipients of AISH that are currently struggling to pay rent and have food on their table are going to be allowed to fall even further behind. Way to go Kenny - Making Alberta Great Again.

Equal pain for 4 yrs of NDP wreckage. Cuts are across the board as they should be.

But hey some of that equalization welfare bribe money to Quebec could help those disadvantaged. I mean Quebec has free day care courtesy of AB. Trudeau could claw back 500M tomorrow but he wont.

[newguy]

Lady doing finacial part on the news yesterday said ultimately oil deposits are still in Canada not any one province.She said provinces are like squabbling siblings fighting in back seat of a car.Time to tell them to shut up and let Dad drive the car.That was her words.Looks like Harper took that approach.

[bucket]

Maybe an explanation but why does one kid keep getting the candy while the other gets the backhand?????

[grassfarmer]

Equal pain for 4 yrs of NDP wreckage. Cuts are across the board as they should be....

Except they aren't - it's a switching of welfare back to big oil instead of the poorest in society. Same old, same old Alberta Advantage = Corporate welfare.

[Oliver88]

Interesting most lefties in Western Canada always support Quebec and Trudeau.

[Hamloc]

Except they aren't - it's a switching of welfare back to big oil instead of the poorest in society. Same old, same old Alberta Advantage = Corporate welfare.

I have various thoughts on this Grassfarmer. Back when Getty was elected in 1986 Alberta's oil patch had been decimated by P.E.T.'s National energy program and as a way of attracting investment back to Alberta he lowered energy royalties. Today oil investment has left Alberta again this time it is a combination of factors like lower oil prices, Canada's absolute inability to increase our oil export capabilies, carbon taxes, emissions regulations on and on. Kenney's response was to lower corporate taxes and to try and remove red tape to attract investment back. The re-election of Justin Trudeau has poured cold water on that. I think Albertan's need to pull their collective heads out of their butts and realize that we need a tax regime that allows us to pay for our government services and put some energy royalties away in savings for future generations. Spending every last dime and then some has to end. Enjoy your day.

[GDR]

I see one cut they made was de-indexing AISH benefits from inflation. So the handicapped recipients of AISH that are currently struggling to pay rent and have food on their table are going to be allowed to fall even further behind. Way to go Kenny - Making Alberta Great Again.

I have a sister in law on Aish, she had bought a brand new condo in Calgary a couple years back, eats out lots, goes to the bar lots, has a fairly new car, money doesn't seem to be an issue, hasn't worked since she got out of university. No reason she couldnt work and Aish actually let's you earn some money on the side without clawbacks. Lots of complimentary programs for low income in society if they go looking. Drug plans, transit passes, food banks, heck I found out you can get into attractions like the zoo or science center for free if you qualify but costs me a hundred bucks to take my family.

Everyone likes to jump on Kenney but something has to be done, everywhere you look there is absolute waste of government money. How those departments deal with any cutbacks will determine the success. Likely there will be casualties and cuts to the wrong spots, ultimately because the decision making management will not cut their own salary and perks or look for inefficiencies but will sacrafice the frontline workers. An outsider from each department should be the ones looking into the budgets to make those cuts.

[Horse]

I have a sister in law on Aish, she had bought a brand new condo in Calgary a couple years back, eats out lots, goes to the bar lots, has a fairly new car, money doesn't seem to be an issue, hasn't worked since she got out of university. No reason she couldnt work and Aish actually let's you earn some money on the side without clawbacks. Lots of complimentary programs for low income in society if they go looking. Drug plans, transit passes, food banks, heck I found out you can get into attractions like the zoo or science center for free if you qualify but costs me a hundred bucks to take my family.

Everyone likes to jump on Kenney but something has to be done, everywhere you look there is absolute waste of government money. How those departments deal with any cutbacks will determine the success. Likely there will be casualties and cuts to the wrong spots, ultimately because the decision making management will not cut their own salary and perks or look for inefficiencies but will sacrafice the frontline workers. An outsider from each department should be the ones looking into the budgets to make those cuts.

For a start I would like to see your sister as financial minister,anyone that can do that on 1588$/mo is the person to have in charge of the purse strings. I have a daughter on aish also and if I didnt help out she would likely be on the street.
As for roll backs who gave those kinds on wages,the con gov the NDs never gave any increases,there may be programs and spending that are desagreealbe but the fact remains they enharated most from 40 yr missmanagement from the cons. As long as you good cons keep making excuses for them things will never get better.

Kenny doid something ,he gave billions to corps thousands to fly buddys to stampede,he has tryed to blame the NDs for all our woes but its time he did something positive. One thing would be to end %increases in wages,put a upper limit on each job(if you want more do more)not just because you stayed another yr. The crown land leases are still a welfare gift to those who have them(guessing mostly con voters) Regulations andchain of command need overhauled.
Mostly no matter your political stripe when you see something DUMB point it out dontjust let it go.

[GDR]

Horse you are pretty quick to blame the cons also. It doesn't matter who did what, everyone is so blinded by ideology that they cant see the forest for the trees. You basically said that too but you still had to bring politics into it. Bottom line nothing is free in this world and you cant spend more than you bring in. Let's fix the problem not point the fingers.