Sunshine (she/her)@piefed.ca to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 month agoAlberta votes to lock out teachers ahead of potential school strikewww.ctvnews.caexternal-linkmessage-square10linkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkAlberta votes to lock out teachers ahead of potential school strikewww.ctvnews.caSunshine (she/her)@piefed.ca to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square10linkfedilink
minus-squareacargitz@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month ago the province might not be able to afford to go any higher Tax oil and gas then.
minus-squareStinkyFingerItchyBum@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoOr perhaps a provincial sales tax…
minus-squareAlabaster_Mango@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoSales tax negatively affects lower income people. You could argue that taxing oil and gas would be passed on to the consumer, but it wouldn’t be on everything. Both of these are fantasies tho, as the UCP would rather gut services anyway.
Tax oil and gas then.
Or perhaps a provincial sales tax…
Sales tax negatively affects lower income people. You could argue that taxing oil and gas would be passed on to the consumer, but it wouldn’t be on everything.
Both of these are fantasies tho, as the UCP would rather gut services anyway.