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   From: doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca   
      
   In article ,   
   Eric©   wrote:   
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   >This story seems to have been getting less publicity than some more   
   >positive ones re   
   >Calgary & Edmonton.   
   >   
   >"A new report says Alberta will pile on debt for decades to come unless   
   >the government   
   >takes serious action.   
   >   
   >The Parliamentary Budget Office says Alberta's fiscal gap stands at $14   
   >billion per year   
   >and major changes need to happen to get back on solid footing.   
   >   
   >In order to close that gap, the PBO says the province would have to hike   
   >taxes by 25 per   
   >cent, or cut program spending by 20 per cent.   
   >   
   >Premier Rachel Notley isn't buying it.   
   >   
   >'To pick one point in time and then make projections 30 or 50 years out,   
   >it's an   
   >interesting academic exercise, it really has no value in terms of   
   >projections,' she said   
   >Friday.   
   >   
   >[...]   
   >   
   >She said this isn't a fair assessment and the report doesn't take into   
   >account volatile   
   >resource revenues."   
   >https://globalnews.ca/news/3803237/albertas-current-fiscal-poli   
   y-not-sustainable-in-the-   
   >long-term-report/   
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   >http://bit.ly/2gRv4Be   
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   >So Albertan mainstream economic forecasters are still primarily   
   >indulging in 'magical   
   >thinking' - imagining that oil prices will return to $100+/barrel sooner   
   >or later.   
   >   
      
   Snotley does not live in the real world.  Typical NDP.   
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