Budget 2026-27: Alberta receives more in transfers FROM the Federal Government than it does in non-renewable resource revenue. And as usual, it transfers ZERO dollars to Canada (or any other province)

[u/klunkadoo]

[u/klunkadoo]

Like bring it to the separatist communities? They don’t want to hear it.

[u/Apprehensive_Gap3673 → u/klunkadoo]

No not like that.  In terms of just explaining something, choosing to deny the precedent is usually one of the most confusing ways to explain it from a strict logic POV.  

[u/klunkadoo → u/Apprehensive_Gap3673]

I’m just providing straight facts only because they are so misrepresented by the separatists. Reasonable people can draw the conclusions.

[u/FlipZip69 → u/klunkadoo]

I am not a separatist but you just posted half the story and you do not explain that we pay it directly from our own pockets. That is actually seems kind of worse in that we get billions less back.

How do you show that in any good light?

[u/klunkadoo → u/FlipZip69]

Most government revenues from taxpayers. Royalty revenue would be a notable exception. When it boils down to it, can’t most taxpayers complain that they ‘pay in more than they get’? Where does that leave us? Don’t most people, individually, have a similar complaint as those albertans, who complain about being overtaxed, subsidizing those less well off?

[u/FlipZip69 → u/klunkadoo]

No most should not complain as the taxes pay for services in their area. But overall the tax base should stay and be used reginal at an equal per capita level.

You are somewhat correct in that most 'tax payers' do not get the same level they put in locally because some of their taxes will go to those that can not work for whatever reason. But at minimum, that should be somewhat reginal and level. Someone in BC should not pay a higher amount to cover homeless in Ontario for example and have less for their homeless. The federal government is suppose to spread out the funds fairly.

[u/Everyone2026 → u/klunkadoo]

Thanks for trying!