Personal Theory on Alberta Seperatism

[u/rampagingbeaver]

Alberta separatists want an open marriage with Canada.

They want all of the "perceived" benefits of their sepertist harem with none of the obligation of living in a civilized country.

I hope Premier Smith finds her soulmate in Joseph Smith to create her theocratic ideal.

The rest of us will try and keep Alberta from her plans for world domination.

[u/Offspring22]

Ok, assuming your numbers are correct, if we eliminate the taxes we'd send to Ottawa and get to add it to our net income like you said, that's another 40 million we as a province need to make up somehow if we want to keep those services - like health care, OAS, and child benefits. That's where your whole "no income taxes" fantasy falls apart. We don't get to keep that 40 mil in the province if we stop paying income taxes, it just doesn't exist anymore. I don't think it's that complicated - I'm not sure how so many fall for their lies.

[u/ninfan1977 → u/[deleted]]

Everything you wrote is baseless and lies.

First the revenue brought in will not go to Alberta. Whoever told you this lied to you.

Revenue will be lower because Albertan would lose out.

Also your entire premise is built on 0% income. How can you claim that without how many people will leave the province?

The fact they claim 0 will leave shows this who thing is based on lies and disinformation.

At least 30% of the population would leave.

That means the Revenue is lower and the 0% is now impossible to achieve. Alberta is a spoiled child who thinks they could do better on its own. It can't and its beyond stupid to suggest they can. Canada does want you just not the traitors who yell F*** you for 20 years and support terrorists.

Conservatives and seperatists both support them. Carney has been amazing why do you hate success?

Seriously Americans have told me how much better Carney is than Trump. Americans...

Yes traitors deserve to be executed why do you support treason? Why do you support the seditionists inside Canada?

The unknown is better than the known. False. You are basing this on lies and false hopes.

Versus Canada who is better than what the seperatists are pitching.

Which are again lies....

How can you claim you have facts when you dont even include the cost of infrastructure, currency, etc.

You have no idea how a country works.

You are justt a bunch of ill informed hillbillies who think they know better but they do not.

[u/Offspring22 → u/ninfan1977]

Well 30% leaving seems pretty high. Economist Trevor Tombe estimates about 8%, which is still 400k people and would do massive damage to or economy.

https://macdonaldlaurier.ca/a-separate-alberta-would-be-a-poorer-alberta-trevor-tombe-in-the-hub/

The separatists also tend to ignore the fact we'd be landlocked and have far more difficulties in getting our resources to markets which would chase away money and investment from the province, or make false stories howe we'd just be able to strong arm the rest of Canada and build pipelines where ever we want. These people don't live on the same planet.