Ryan Strome Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 2 minutes ago, riffraff said: I think albertans or I should say albertans employed by the oil industry have a clue about the oil industry just not a clue about how to live within their means industry. What? Because we buy nice stuff? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffraff Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 Just now, Ryan Strome said: What? Because we buy nice stuff? I know it’s a blanket statement Ryan but there is truth to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Strome Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 Just now, riffraff said: I know it’s a blanket statement Ryan but there is truth to it. Well sure there is but people in every province live outside their means. I'm from Penticton and know a bunch of people there that are super extended and have no savings. It's a issue across North America tbh. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 30 minutes ago, Ryan Strome said: Well we are the richest province. How do BCers feel about low wages, high taxes and a province that caters to chinese investment that pushes BCers out of the housing market? Btw I love how paying doctors, nurses, teachers, etc, building highways, hospitals and schools all while having no pst, tolls or msp is a waste of money. My in-laws all lived (some still do) in Calgary. They moved their for jobs (many years ago) in the oil industry. They made enough money in oil to buy up farms south of the city. Many of them moved here, mostly the Island, to retire. Some stayed in Calgary, but bought winter homes here. They all love Alberta, but just don’t want to winter there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffraff Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 Just now, Ryan Strome said: Well sure there is but people in every province live outside their means. I'm from Penticton and know a bunch of people there that are super extended and have no savings. It's a issue across North America tbh. No it’s true. Plenty of bcers loaded with monetary debt from it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Strome Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 Just now, Alflives said: My in-laws all lived (some still do) in Calgary. They moved their for jobs (many years ago) in the oil industry. They made enough money in oil to buy up farms south of the city. Many of them moved here, mostly the Island, to retire. Some stayed in Calgary, but bought winter homes here. They all love Alberta, but just don’t want to winter there. Can you blame them? February averaged like minus 30 this year lol I love the island. I would move there but I don't smoke pot, so I likely wouldn't fit in. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 Just now, Ryan Strome said: Can you blame them? February averaged like minus 30 this year lol I love the island. I would move there but I don't smoke pot, so I likely wouldn't fit in. The family living here sure were shocked when Alberta elected the NDP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Strome Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 14 minutes ago, Alflives said: The family living here sure were shocked when Alberta elected the NDP. We all were. Protest vote and people were mad when Prentice told us to look in the mirror and introduced a bunch of taxes. So many pc voted wild rose and the vote was split. The ndp only won one seat in Calgary where they had more votes than the wildrose and pc's. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofsurrey Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 19 minutes ago, Alflives said: The family living here sure were shocked when Alberta elected the NDP. Why Alberta / Albertans deserve some decent financial management for a change..... ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofsurrey Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 3 minutes ago, Ryan Strome said: We all were. Protest vote and people were mad when Prentice told us to look in the mirror and introduced a bunch of taxes. So many pc voted wild rose and the vote was split. The ndp only won one seat in Calgary where they had more votes than the wildrose and pc's. Looks like more and more Albertans are finally starting to demand a more diversified economy. Probably a sound decision to finally elect a party ( NDP ) that will be more responsible with the Alberta economy / oil revenue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 2 minutes ago, Ryan Strome said: We all were. Protest vote and people were mad when Prentice told us to look in the mirror and introduced a bunch of taxes. So many pc voted wild rose and the vote was split. The ndp only won one seat in Calgary where they had more votes than the wildrose and pc's. In our political system, it’s never good for two parties, that are philosophically similar, to run against each other. All they usually accomplish is splitting the voters, who share that view, which (by default) elects their opposite view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 2 minutes ago, kingofsurrey said: Why Alberta / Albertans deserve some decent financial management for a change..... ? They all spent their earring years there, and did really well. They were shocked the province would change ideology. I don’t think many of them had much need for social programs though, so they wouldn’t have seen that side of things. Their kids did go through the Alberta school system, played sports, and all did well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofsurrey Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 4 minutes ago, Alflives said: They all spent their earring years there, and did really well. They were shocked the province would change ideology. I don’t think many of them had much need for social programs though, so they wouldn’t have seen that side of things. Their kids did go through the Alberta school system, played sports, and all did well. Alberta has a decent public education system for sure.... I think Albertans finally realized / had enough of their provincial government wasting so much of their oil revenues and not investing in the long term health of the province.... That is why they voted for better economic management / investment policy of their province with the NDP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 Just now, kingofsurrey said: Alberta has a decent public education system for sure.... I think Albertans finally realized / had enough of their provincial government wasting so much of their oil revenues and not investing in the long term health of the province.... That is why they voted for better economic management / investment policy of their province with the NDP. Could be. I really don’t know much about that, except for what the Wife’s family says. I get the sense, the previous generation of Albertans really hate left wing ideology. Hey! Maybe so many have moved here, there’s too few left in Alberta, and that’s the real reason for the recent NDP success there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofsurrey Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Alflives said: Could be. I really don’t know much about that, except for what the Wife’s family says. I get the sense, the previous generation of Albertans really hate left wing ideology. Hey! Maybe so many have moved here, there’s too few left in Alberta, and that’s the real reason for the recent NDP success there? Boom and Bust Alberta economy has left many Alberta feeling frustrated and disappointed would be my guess. My niece is a Calgary Lawyer .... would love to move back to BC but the real estate market changes in the last few years have made that process much more difficult. Edited April 13, 2019 by kingofsurrey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Strome Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 4 hours ago, kingofsurrey said: Looks like more and more Albertans are finally starting to demand a more diversified economy. Probably a sound decision to finally elect a party ( NDP ) that will be more responsible with the Alberta economy / oil revenue. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Strome Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 3 hours ago, kingofsurrey said: Alberta has a decent public education system for sure.... I think Albertans finally realized / had enough of their provincial government wasting so much of their oil revenues and not investing in the long term health of the province.... That is why they voted for better economic management / investment policy of their province with the NDP. The pc's invested heavy in education. Nice try. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnarcore Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 5 hours ago, Alflives said: My in-laws all lived (some still do) in Calgary. They moved their for jobs (many years ago) in the oil industry. They made enough money in oil to buy up farms south of the city. Many of them moved here, mostly the Island, to retire. Some stayed in Calgary, but bought winter homes here. They all love Alberta, but just don’t want to winter there. People moving to BC to retire is becoming an issue. They're a massive drain on our health care and have never really paid into it here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnarcore Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 33 minutes ago, Ryan Strome said: The pc's invested heavy in education. Nice try. I would like a return of that brand of conservatism. It was more fiscal than social from what I recall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 17 minutes ago, Gnarcore said: People moving to BC to retire is becoming an issue. They're a massive drain on our health care and have never really paid into it here. And they cheer for the Flames and Leafs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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