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[dbphoenix]

States can direct the federal government to spend collected taxes as the states see fit?

Good to know.

 

[Max E.]

I seem to recall Canada sending checks to it's citizens because of a surplus. Or was that just Alberta?

Just alberta, the only province that has been consistently run by conservatives, the only province with a surplus, and zero provincial tax.

 

[Ricter]

Just alberta, the only province that has been consistently run by conservatives, the only province with a surplus, and zero provincial tax.

The province most like the oil rich countries of northern Europe, which are run by progressives.

 

[Tsing Tao]

They lose their job.

So you're saying deflation has a direct correlation to unemployment? Can you show this, please?

 

[Tsing Tao]

The province most like the oil rich countries of northern Europe, which are run by progressives.

The countries of northern Europe are in crisis mode, and almost none of them have a surplus.

 

[Ricter]

The countries of northern Europe are in crisis mode, and almost none of them have a surplus.

Neither does Alberta have a surplus.

 

[Ricter]

So you're saying deflation has a direct correlation to unemployment? Can you show this, please?

When prices are falling, purchases are delayed and margins come under pressure. Cost control measures are implemented.

 

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[Tsing Tao]

Neither does Alberta have a surplus.

Max said they did. I don't pretend to know either way, which is why I asked the question in the first place.

 

[Ricter]

Max said they did. I don't pretend to know either way, which is why I asked the question in the first place.

Fair enough.

Alberta did before, and probably will again. Again, like the oil-rich countries of northern Europe (which are run by socialists).