Dear Lac La Biche POST editor: The premier wants to gouge people with a Health Care Premium, and more tax’ s. 2,000 Health Care jobs cut. NO new teaching staff. Redford slashed $28 Million Dollars a month in Royalties to support a bonus of $2.
Dear Lac La Biche POST editor:
The premier wants to gouge people with a Health Care Premium, and more tax’ s.
2,000 Health Care jobs cut. NO new teaching staff.
Redford slashed $28 Million Dollars a month in Royalties to support a bonus of $2.3 Million a year for oil executives. The premier wanted to cut wages - but wants a 6% cost of living increase for MLAs.
The Keystone would have allowed 4 refineries to be built in the States. If built here each refinery would employ 2,400 workers for 4 years. That's 9,000 well paid jobs. There would be 1200 yearly maintenance jobs for 30 years. That's another 36,000 jobs. Each refinery needs a staff of 700 people for 30 years. That's another 21,000 more jobs. Hundreds of office staff jobs. New homes, cars, furnishings, trucks, drapes, lamps, would be needed. New schools, staff, and school bus drivers, for all the new kids. More food - bread, meat, veggies, beef, pork, chicken, fruit - from Alberta farms to feed all those new people. More market gardens. More teachers, welders, nurses, mechanics, engineers, technologists, doctors. Each refinery would require - lumber, steel, wire, gadgets, vehicles, machinery. Thousands of supply jobs would be created.
All those jobs would create $21 Million Dollars a year in Income tax revenue every year for 30 plus years for Alberta. Personal Income Tax could be lowered in Alberta. There would be Millions for more and better rural health care. The tax on purple fuel for rural residents could be eliminated.
Which Political Candidate wants this "Alberta First Budget" ?
Which Political Candidate wants to collect $28 Million in monthly royalties, create jobs, increase revenue, cut waiting lists, and improve FREE health care for the people of Alberta?
Robert Fitzsimmons,
Edmonton
